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To think this DOESN'T need the hospital?

294 replies

gimmeme · 14/05/2023 13:25

My daughter hit her shin on the trampoline metal part really hard. She is screaming saying it burns. Have put ice on it but she's screaming in pain.

AIBU to think this is one of those things that will go on their own? You can't break anything by hitting it can you?

She can't straighten her leg or move it. She's screaming in agony saying it burns

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DannyZukosSmile · 14/05/2023 16:35

I can't believe what I'm reading here! Confused FFS@gimmeme TAKE HER to A & E. What a ridiculous thing to do, to just leave it. I would NEVER take that chance with my own children. As pps have said, how mean for you to not take her. Shame on you. Hmm

@IWantRebeccasConfidence

Take her to minor injuries as no one can tell you otherwise. Children don’t know what the fuck A&E is if you ask her if she wants to go. She’s in pain and needs you to be the bloody adult!

THIS. Get a grip OP, and be a parent!

fyn · 14/05/2023 16:35

DH fractured his shin bumping it off the car whilst he was reaching to get something. He could barely walk but there wasn’t much to see apart from a little scrape on the top. Wasn’t anything that could be done for it because it was so small though!

Ghastisflabbered · 14/05/2023 16:42

JenWillsiam · 14/05/2023 15:57

Not being funny but you cannot walk on a broken tibia. It’s a weight bearing long bone. I broke mine, attempted to put weight on it under first aiders advice and promptly took out my fibula and displaced the break.

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I spent two weeks walking on a broken tibia because the doctor who looked at my X-ray couldn’t see the fracture.

The second doctor who looked at the same fracture two weeks later, when I went back because my leg was swollen like a balloon and bruised, saw the fracture immediately.

So you absolutely can walk on a broken tibia…I mean it’s not great for you, but being able to walk doesn’t rule out a broken tibia.

Youdoyoubabe · 14/05/2023 16:42

Maybe give some pain killers and give it a few hours and see if she calms down. Could be a bone chip. Painful.

loislovesstewie · 14/05/2023 16:44

For goodness sake! Just go to A&E! Better to do that than realise tomorrow morning that she is in agony and have to spend Monday morning there, and believe me you will feel awful if it is broken.

DeflatedAgain · 14/05/2023 16:45

My mum though I was faking an injury when I came home from nursery. I fell off a trampoline and spent 3 weeks with a broken arm. The doctors were mortified it had been left that long.

Get it checked out.

TheShellBeach · 14/05/2023 16:48

So hours later you're not even in the queue in A and E.
SMH.

PinkButtercups · 14/05/2023 16:48

Just take her to A&E.. doesn't matter if she is dramatic or not she has hurt herself.

fuzzwuss · 14/05/2023 16:48

DD broke her arm in Winter ice skating, was not screaming in pain, didn't really complain too much, was calm. I took her to A&E the next day, after the pain did not subside, and both bones in her arm were broken. I would never have thought that it was broken, so screaming, great pain etc are not markers for something being broken. Please take her, a doctor cannot diagnose a broken bone over the telephone!

Redrosegirlie · 14/05/2023 16:49

This is child abuse by neglect

Wherewherewhere · 14/05/2023 16:51

It doesn't matter whether she wants to go to A & E because she is a minor.

A minor is totally dependent on their parent to ensure they are properly cared for.

From your description it's fairly obvious there is a risk she has some kind of bone injury and just read the accounts of everyone here of bone chips etc.

If she couldn't even straighten her leg, sounds like a serious injury.

I don't understand why you wouldn't take her for an x-ray. I just don't understand it. When you are someone in charge of a person dependent on you, it is always better to be safe than sorry because it is your responsibility if you get it wrong with severe consequences for them.

If it is just you and you fuck up by not going to A &E, then fine, you can live with the consequences of your own choice but it's not fair to impose that on a child.

The right thing to do is take her for an x-ray IMO.

BurntOutGirl · 14/05/2023 16:52

Redrosegirlie · 14/05/2023 16:49

This is child abuse by neglect

Don't be ridiculous.

Personally l wouldn't be going to a&e at this stage.

I work on an hour by hour assessment. If stable or improved in an hour... reassess in another hour. If deteriorated... then look for further advice.

LadyLindaT · 14/05/2023 16:56

I know that it is quite difficult to access the medical profession, these days, but I still don't understand why people seek "diagnosis by Mumsnet". For the effort involved, at least consult 111.

Tiddlypomtiddlypom · 14/05/2023 16:59

gimmeme · 14/05/2023 15:45

Doctor on phone doesn't think broken. Said highly unlikely and he is going to phone back in an hour to see how she is.

What? No doctor would ever say that based on the mechanism of injury, and because they haven’t got X-ray phones and because we live in s wildly litigious society where medics are routinely sued for making a mistake.

Biscuitandacuppa · 14/05/2023 17:02

@Tiddlypomtiddlypom it also depends what history the doctor has been given on the call.

OP if she can’t walk very far without pain even after calpol she needs an X-ray. Nobody here can diagnose her and the only way to be sure is to take her in. If it was just a minor injury I would have expected that she would be back to bouncing around by now. But she isn’t, so take her in.

Livelovebehappy · 14/05/2023 17:02

Redrosegirlie · 14/05/2023 16:49

This is child abuse by neglect

🙄

OP, I would wait and monitor it. Children tend to focus on it immediately it’s happened, but their attention span fades, and they then turn their attention to other stuff. Don’t mention it, and see if she does. If she doesn’t and just gets on with her day, then I wouldn’t bother with a trip to A&E. ring 111 if you’re still unsure though and they’ll advise.

HarrietJet · 14/05/2023 17:03

Sorry, hang on... You rang a doctor to see if your dd had a broken bone, and he was happy to confirm that she probably hadn't?
This didn't happen.

Badbudgeter · 14/05/2023 17:04

gimmeme · 14/05/2023 13:44

I've given paracetamol. She has calmed down now and is sitting watching tv. Tried to put ice on it but she says it hurts too much. She's saying it 'stings'.

I broke my ankle a few years ago and I KNEW immediately it was broken. She sitting calmly now so surely can't be broken?

My child broke their elbow and seemed really calm. I think he was in shock a little bit. Needed two surgeries. Didn’t cry atall.

sadsack78 · 14/05/2023 17:04

I would go get it checked. As others have said, if you can find a minor injuries unit, or get an urgent GP appointment or X-ray referral.

It's a pain in the arse but it's the right thing to do. Some injuries look like a massacre but aren't that bad in reality. Some injuries are barely visible but are actually very serious.

I've known so many people as adults who slipped/ had a tumble as kids, had their parents think it was fine, and then 3 days later find out it's actually a broken bone or a fracture. If you don't know what's wrong it could heal improperly or get worse.

Wishing you and your dd the best, and hoping for the both of you that it's just a nasty bruise and will feel better very soon.

Shadowworry · 14/05/2023 17:15

I had the exact picture injury and it happened when a car door banged it. No swelling but I felt so sick and ill. I didn’t make a big deal - despite feeling shit and I walked around on it. I then limped and walked around for 5 days on it into work etc And 7 days after the injury under pressure from a medic friend I went to A and E. within 30 minutes I had 6 x rays as they were pretty certain it was broken - despite being able to walk on it. I was diagnosed with a bone bruise and I couldn’t do very much for 8 WEEKS of rest and crutches and a further 12 WEEKS of limping - get her to bloody A and E. not wanting ice is a classic of a broken bruise pain can be much worse with ice

BeavisMcTavish · 14/05/2023 17:16

I can’t imagine not having taken her for an X-ray. My youngest broke their arm dropping down from a swing height and just stumbled backwards and put their arm out as they fell - very common according to A&E.

given it’s a child you’d be X-ray’s very quick. Peace of mind if nothing else as the last thing you want is a fracture healing incorrectly.

LaLoose · 14/05/2023 17:16

The blackness of that line says break to me

Twinpeaches · 14/05/2023 17:18

HarrietJet · 14/05/2023 17:03

Sorry, hang on... You rang a doctor to see if your dd had a broken bone, and he was happy to confirm that she probably hadn't?
This didn't happen.

It’s absolutely possible, I’ve had plenty of conversations with GPs etc over the phone about injuries. Discuss what happened and the current symptoms etc, of course they can’t say for sure over the phone but they can assess if it is likely to be something that needs to be checked out, or if a more wait and see approach is better. And to be fair in my experience they’ve always been right.

Fivetoomany · 14/05/2023 17:20

Christ, just take the child to a&e. It's literally the only way to find out. Why did you call 111?? They can't do anything for a suspected fracture.
My daughter broke her arm on a bouncy castle. I didn't believe her because she didn't seem in enough pain but got her checked anyway. It was broken.

lemmein · 14/05/2023 17:24

People were chuffed when the x-ray was invented for a reason…

@Cornettoninja that really made me laugh Grin

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