need to ask advice re neck injury in child

[bejeezus]

7yo dd hurt het neck at gymnastics tonight, doing a backward roll. She said she felt a crack and the bones changing places ( quite a graphic description)

I've given her nurofen and a heat pack, but she is crying with the pain when she moves, although not consistently.

NHS direct have 5 hour call back wait and I can't get through to OOH drs.

Is it the dame advice as adults-just give it time. Or ad a child should I ne getting jet checked?

Sorry. OS not an AIBU

Take her to a&e .

I would get it checked. Hope she's ok.

I would go and get it checked. I wouldn't get any sleep for worrying about it

Get her to A&E and take the heat pack off - heat can make swelling or injuries worse

I think it would be best to get it checked out. Your poor DD. Hope all is ok.

This is definately one time when you can justifiably use A&E! Good luck, I hope it doesn't end up being serious.

you can't mess around with necks, take her to a&e

I'd take her to A&E. Neck injuries can be serious and although unlikely, I wouldn't leave it.

She seems ALOT better now!!! Has stopped crying, walking about! Maybe nurofen has kicked in?

Does have limited movement though

Maybe take her in the morning?

I would get it checked. I damaged my neck very seriously aged seven, just tripping over a kerb!

A+E and I never say that!

I'd honestly take her tonight.

I think the same as Natasha. If she is badly hurt, you wouldn't want her sleeping in a position which could make it worse. I would go if you can

OP, listen, I know it might be difficult and disruptive and all that to have to go off to a&e, and you fear you may look like a fussy mum, but there is not another person on here who is saying "leave it and see". we can't give you that reassurance of "it'll be ok" - you need to go get it looked at. heaven forbid if she slept on it badly and ended up making things far worse!

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I would take her now - if there is an injury and the nurofen has dulled the pain, she could make it worse.

Don't bother with OOH, A&E - you'll be sent there anyway.

take her to the hospital right away. don't put your coat on, just go.

this is your child. stop hanging around.

mum's friend fell and broke her neck - walked around with a broken neck for seven years then...

i jumped down off a low table and broke my leg...

i fell off a bunk bed as a child and broke my arm

small accidents can be nothing, or everything - take her to a+e.

I'd take her to A & E right away.

Also casualty has a the right equipment - x ray machines and the like... I would take mine if she was crying and in obvious discomfort.

Neurofen is doing its job. Rather too well, perhaps. She could wake up in a worse state OP. A&E.

NO doubt about it. Go.

hope she is alright. If she felt the bones in her neck change place, well I can't help thinking that needs looking at.

A&E straight away. It is more likely the crack was the discs rather than the bones. They crack when they inflate or deflate but it's not worth taking the risk with a child or a neck. Go to hospital now please. It's probably nothing serious but it's still better to get checked.