DD (6) fell on her hand on the playground at school yesterday about 45mins before home time. Came out saying her wrist hurt but once we got home I realised she meant her forearm. She got very upset crying and saying it hurt, she said it hurt at school but she was distracted (I wonder if she was trying to be brave!) She had some Calpol which she said helped a bit but it still hurt. It woke her a few times last night when she rolled over and leant on it. This morning she's still not using it much, she can hold things, but can't lean on it or put pressure on it, eg. she can't use that hand to push herself up from sitting on the floor to standing.
There's no bruising or swelling and obviously the pain isn't severe, should I still get it checked out? Part of me thinks if it was broken or fractured she wouldn't be able to use it at all, would you say that's correct? I did call 111 this morning who said I'd get a call back within 24hrs but I'm wondering if I'd be better going to urgent care today and avoid a late night A+E trip.