Sore wrist after fall

[OhLookHeKickedTheBall]

DD was pushed over in the playground today and landed on her arm. She's complaining that it hurts a lot, though it's better after some calpol, and that she struggled to write this afternoon without a lot of pain and it hurts to pick things up or lean on it.

It's not looking swollen and she has movement in it but it hurts even with calpol to flex it. She's not one to moan about pain generally which is possibly making me over worried.

I'm not sure whether to leave it overnight to see if it gets better or if I should try to take her to get seen at minor injuries. Would I be mean to see how it goes overnight?

Yes mean sorry

I'd wait and see how it was tomorrow in the circumstances you describe.

Everyone else will probably tell you to blue light her to A & E though

Have you checked with a measure if it's swollen?

When ds broke his wrist, it didn't look swollen, he could flex it and push against you etc, and the only sign was occasionally switching hands.

When the A&E saw him they described the wrist as significantly swollen.
By eye it wasn't. But if you measured the top to bottom between finger and thumb and compared to the other side it was about 1-2 mm bigger. As this was his non-dominant side, it was probably more.

I would go and get it checked, especially as you say she isn't a complainer.

Ah, two different responses that perfectly reflect the argument happening in my brain! I'll leave her for a bit and see how she goes for now. DH will be home soon and it'll be easier to run her to minor injuries when he's back anyway.

Cross posted with witch. That's something I wouldn't have thought of. Will dig out a measure and double check. Thank you

minor injuries if they do x-rays (some don't or don't x-ray children)
or a&e
there are soooo many bones in the wrist and if a hand injury heals badly then it might affect your poor dd all her life.

I'd take her to A&E, DS bumped his elbow in nursery and turned out it was fractured. I felt awful as I left it well over a day before I took him. There was no swelling, just limited movement.

My DD hurt her wrist, it wasn't broken but the ligaments were all wrecked. She ended up in a cast up to her shoulder and as a result of the injury she has a recurring chronic pain disorder. Take her to be checked

Don't go to A&E if she was writing with it, it's not an emergency.
If it's still hurting tomorrow go to a walk in centre or similar.

Don't go to A&E if she was writing with it, it's not an emergency.

but it was a accident as in accident & emergency.
would you really leave a child in pain?

An A&E department (also known as emergency department or casualty) deals with genuine life-threatening emergencies, such as:
• loss of consciousnesss_
• acute confused state and fits that are not stopping
• chest painn_
• breathing difficulties
• severe bleeding that cannot be stoppedd_
• severe allergic reactionss_
• severe burns or scalds
• strokee_
• major trauma such as a road traffic accident
Less severe injuries can be treated in urgent care centres or minor injuries unitss_. A&E is not an alternative to a GP appointment.

Because it isn't a life threatening condition. That is what the NHS guidelines are. I am very sympathetic to a child in pain, but A&E isn't where she should go.

We don't have a walk in or minor injuries near us. If you think something is brock the only option who'd be able to x-ray you would be a&e. Not everywhere has minor injuries units. Which you could take them to if you are lucky to have one.

Well the calpol wore off and she was in a lot more pain so we came down to the minor injuries (which is now based in a&e). Waiting on X-ray results. Thanks for the swelling measuring tip, that really helped. She is slightly swollen so we were erring on heading in before she started complaining again.

A&E is a valid option if you don't have minor injuries near you.

good luck!
if it is broken, getting it in a plaster or a sling will help enormously pain wise.

(and if you need a sling, amazon has comfortable adjustable ones that can be with you very quickly)

She has a strange fracture to one of her wrist bones. She's in a splint and gets to use my nice sling which she's very happy about! Back to fracture clinic in 10 days to make sure it's healing on its own. Thanks again everyone.

the scaphoid?
wishing good recovery

That's the one! I remembered it began with an S but that was as far as my memory took me.

Good to hear she is sorted. Glad you got it looked at.

Glad you went. Children seem to break easily, but heal quick.