My neice broke her arm (again). the first time she had a cast. She broke it tuesday afternoon and they took x-rays at the hospital that day. My sister had been trying to get her in to get a cast put on and she took her to an appointment today where they didnt even have her xrays to look at (diff place, diff city, but where she was refered to). She said the doctor was uncaring and said that it was broken but just barely in two places (how could he tell, he had no x-rays, just notes from what i was told) and said she didnt need a cast. Its just splinted. She has to wear her 6 year old sister clothes because it hurts her to wear her own. My question i guess is, is this right? shes 3, her arm is broken in two places, is it normal for a doctor to not put a cast on her? Is a splint good enough for this? my sister had medicaid, could that be a reason? If this is wrong, what can i do go get it corrected. I dont feel a 3 year old girl should be shunned by the system if this isnt right.
2006-10-20
16:22:48
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Autumn M
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