My son is 11 and is in Year 6. He plays football at lunch.
He fell over and was rolling around on the floor telling his friend to get a teacher. She came over - not a teacher, but the lunch assistant. Told him to get up, he got up and she asked if he was okay now and he said that his wrist was hurting. She said he should go to medical. He goes off to medical with his friend. The lady in medical is the receptionist, but she has done a first aid course. She was touching it and was asking if he could feel her and he said yes, but it was hurting. She said "I think you'll be fine" and he said no but it hurts and can't move it properly, she said that's why happens after an injury and that if he broke it he would be in absolute tears, so she knows it isn't 
He was sent to his classroom, his teacher even said it looked a little odd and my son said that he had already been to medical and she said it was fine, so his teacher just left it. I got him at the end of the day and he was okay, gave him some pain relief and seemed alright, he said it was still a bit sore. I suggested to the medical lady (as I went to the office when I got him as his teacher gave me a medical slip, which means there is a recorded accident) that maybe I should get it X-Rayed... She told me to definitely not worry about that and it will just be wasting A and E time and resources as he clearly isn't in distress. I'm not medically trained at all. So I did take her word for it... He has woken up today, with it looking a little bit bruised and not able to properly move it. I was going to take him, but his dad said that I shouldn't worry because school said it was fine. He has been okay today, he has just been watching films, not moving it, but now I'm not sure if I should just go against everyone and take him???
What do you think...? Sorry if I'm coming across a bit stupid, I have never dealt with a broken bone before! He has never even needed to go to a and e.
AIBU?
Do you think my son's wrist is broken?
WilkinsonL · 14/05/2016 18:15
Bless your son, Wilkinson. It will probably really ache tonight. I hope he's on the mend soon.
for him, just 1 
and 
for you -x-
Oh, your little boy is a sweetie OP.
At least he will get a signed cast.
If it is his writing hand, rather than making him scrawl with his other one, ask his school to give him a laptop or other device to type his notes from class then print out to stick in his book.
You now need something to scratch under the cast with in a few weeks' time, knitting needle or the like.
I have been a school first aider. It is a bloody thankless task but I would point out that he needed A+E and maybe they should go for a refresher course 
that said, as I said before, my own fractures on both wrists (both were broken at same time) did not show up for 36 hours/three weeks respectively. Pain thresholds are different for each individual.
Good recovery for your son. 
for you both! Xx
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