DD punched a wall and is now in agony and can’t move her pinkie, will A&E see her?

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Had a row with her BF on phone and unfortunately punched a concrete wall not considering consequences. Is now in agony, can’t move her pinky finger and her hand is visibly not right. Ordinarily would take her down straight away but the hospital is a major city university hospital and I imagine (Well, also know based on what I’ve heard through social media) swamped with CV. The walk-in minor injuries centre near us is also now focused on CV and telling people not to come in and only go to A&E if it is life threatening, which DD’s situation isn’t. Otherwise they seem to just want you to suck it up. Don’t want to unnecessarily risk exposing her or our family to CV, especially if A&E won’t see her for the hand injury. She is 17 so I’d only be dropping her off as I doubt they’d let me in. Really I want to take her but DH is against it as is terrified of CV and wants me to look up how to treat it at home.

I punched a wall at about 15, I was upset about my boyfriend dying and I lashed out. I didn’t end up as an abuser, didn’t end up with mh problems. I lead a normal happy and healthy life. I was 15 and a bit silly.
OP I hope your daughter is ok

Absolutely agree with cacaca. As they say, at 17 the sap is rising in her; she'll grow out of it.

Glad you've taken her to A&E, op. I hope she's OK.

The NHS is still open for non Covid cases. Medics are increasingly worried that people are not coming forward for treatment where they really need to do so. It's very important to keep the risks in perspective and seek health care where necessary.

This was an accident - as in Accident&Emergency. It was completely the right call to take her in for treatment.

hope she's now been seen and treated.

punching a wall in a tantrum is a really stupid thing to do and she's suffering the consequences. Lesson hopefully learned that doing stupid things comes back to bite you.

unless you think that she would have punched the boyfriend had he been present (in which case some action is needed as punches can and do kill) then she's punished herself enough.

I don't think it needs any psychiatric treatment- in most cases, lashing out physically is a split-second yet conscious choice people make. I daresay she's learned her lesson here.

That said, I do wonder whether, if OP's 17 year old son had broken his finger whilst punching the wall during an argument with his girlfriend, we would be so quick to excuse it as a normal teenage tantrum.

Good luck OP. Hope your daughter gets better treatment than my mam did yesterday.

@bananafish

And some a&es are just shit. I took my mam yesterday with stroke symptoms (on the advice of 111) and we were sent home to phone the GP.

Can anyone summarise the argument between @cacaca and @Ihavenoregrets please.Tldr.

@Floatyboat Sorry...complete derailing. I am stepping away from the thread

@CalliopeCat

Was it a stroke?

Normally they x ray. And there is little they can do. Often they only give a bandage to keep it straight, not even a splint!

Floaty completely lost too 🤦‍♀️, huge overreaction and lack of self control.

Ironic when advising about vulnerable children who cannot control their reactions.

@Floatyboat I would love to know too. I posted a very reasonable response and for some reason she singled me out coming in f-ing and blinding with the last post calling me the c word.

Ironic when she says she deals with children with anger issues when she herself appears to have anger issues and lacks self control. Maybe the end of my last response to her was a bit childish but she infuriated me by calling me the c word. I’m not apologising for reacting to that.

Hope all ok OP. Def take her in, they’re really quiet at the moment and as others have said, have a red/ green zone for COVID/ non COVID.

@Floatyboat She had a TIA and they found a problem with a vein in her neck that probably caused it and will need surgery.

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/3889753-To-be-annoyed-by-this-NHS-thread

DS did something similar a few weeks ago, we were advised NOT to go to a&e, managed to get a video consult with a private hand specialist who assessed movement etc and talked us through strapping it. Icing and strapping icing and strapping constantly. Specialist was sure it was broken (a boxers fracture apparently!) but said in our area COVID is so rife it really was best to stay away.

I’m surprised the minor injuries unit is focusing on COVID? Around here it where you go for minor injuries that aren’t! And what are they going to do there?

I took my son the other week after an accident, we were the only people there.

You need to get a hand injury sorted for sure if it's broken. Don't feel bad about taking her in.