What does PRICE stand for in acute injury management?

• A. Protect, Rest, Immobilize, Compression, Elevation
• B. Protect, Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation
• C. Protect, Return, Ice, Compression, Elevation
• D. Protect, Rest, Ice, Compression, Inflammation control

Answer: (B)

PRICE is an approach to managing acute injuries that focuses on controlling damage and swelling while protecting the injured area. Each element serves a purpose: Protect prevents further harm, Rest gives tissues time to mend, Ice reduces pain and swelling by cooling the tissue, Compression limits edema with external pressure, and Elevation assists venous return to decrease swelling. The correct option matches all five components exactly; one alternative substitutes Immobilize for Ice, another uses Return for Rest, and another replaces Elevation with inflammation control, which deviates from the standard PRICE sequence. Used correctly, PRICE helps set the foundation for early healing before later rehabilitation.