How can you tell if you arm is broken?

Question

I can't really be bothered to go to the hospital if it's going to get better in a few days, but on the other hand i don't wanna make it worse. What signs should i be looking for?

Answer 1

Obviously pain and tender to the touch. If there's no swelling soak it in hot water, this usually produces the swelling which is a dead giveaway. Try RICE (Rest Ice Compression Elevation) for half an hour. Evidently not an open fracture (you'd know by the wound and bleeding). Don't sleep on it (physically and metaphorically) - get it X-Rayed. A fracture which is left can get infected (septacaemia's really not good), set wrongly and need to be re-broken. And contrary to other answers - you often don't know you've broken a bone.

Answer 2

Well it always helps how you injuried your arm? If you had a fracture you would get some pain and discomfort mostly in that area,you may have some swelling but not always.You might have a deformaty which would obviously show,but you also may have a slight hairline fracture which you dont normally know only when you have a x-ray.Pins and needles and loss off sensation you may also notice.Really you need to go to either your gp or A/E for an examination and a x-ray an to rule out fracture,you may have just sprained your arm this can be just as bad as some fractures.Good Luck

Answer 3

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The most important thing to remember about training the puppy during its first six months of life is that it must see you as the leader of the family pack. The essential thing is gaining the trust and the respect of the puppy from the beginning. You will not do this by allowing the puppy to do whatever it wants to do whenever it wants to do it. On the other hand, a certain amount of patience is required. Most people err in their early training by going to extremes one way or the other. Although you need to begin the basic training process at once, you can not expect your dog to do too much at first. Basic obedience training is fine and should include simple commands like sit, stay, and come. Remember that trying to teach the dog advanced obedience techniques when it is a puppy is much like trying to teach a five year old child algebra.

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Answer 4

When I broke my arm (between wrist and elbow) I could only just move my fingers a small amount, there was considerable pain and I was in no doubt that it was broken.

Answer 5

If there is a lot of pain then yeah it could be broken. You should feel along your arm and see if it feels broken. If uour arm is in a position or shape it normally isn't in then you should go to the doctors.

Answer 6

I went a whole afternoon at school with a broken wrist it was a bit swollen but got it checked out and found it was broke so for all those who think you just know!! You dont

Answer 7

Thank you all for giving me a good laugh while trying to decide if I broke my ulna or just really badly bruised it.

Answer 8

Unless you have an obvious deformity or open fracture the only sure way of diagnoses is an xray.

Answer 9

Swelling, Bruising, Pain,

If you suspect its broken dont put ice on it.

Answer 10

swelling
really bad pain
not being able to move it
and the dead give away but not always present:
THE BONE STICKING OUT OF UR ARM
in case u were wondering its a compound break ( fucture)