Today when i was selling hoagies i sliped on ice and hurt my wrist!:(
When i looked at it there were bruises everywhere and i was all balck and blue!
It was swoallen.
I put ice on it and wrapped it up.
I would go to the doctor but i cant my parenst arnt home to bring me soo what should i do.
My parents wont bring me to get it X-Rayed anyway. soo help me wat should i do until i can get someone to bring me
2007-02-07 12:51:45 · 8 answers · asked by Sexyprincess495 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
It's unlikely you've broken a bone - this is usually extremely painful. You could have external and / or internal bruising and may have damaged muscles and ligaments (these aren't serious injuries).
The ice was the right thing to do but it's always a good idea to get these things checked in person - unfortunately no one can examine you over the Internet so you should see a doctor if the pain is excessive, gets worse, there's any deformation or loss of function, any discoloration (other than regular bruising), any shortening of the limb, you're unable to support your own weight, you can feel of see anything pushing against your skin, you suffered a head injury, lost consciousness for any length of time, are feeling dizzy, your eyesight is affected or there's numbness or a tingling sensation below the injury.
For now rest is a good idea - try lying down with your feet elevated, keep using the ice.
2007-02-07 13:02:45 · answer #1 · answered by Trevor 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Keep it lightly wrapped and elevated. don't wrap it tightly as you don't know what is wrong yet and it could cause more harm. don't use it and say put it on a cushion on the arm of the sofa and wait. If you are in huge amounts of pain then you might have a fracture but if you can bear putting ice on it you might just have a bad sprain or similar. you'll need to get it looked at though - sooner the better.
2007-02-07 20:57:50 · answer #2 · answered by minotaur 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everyone is telling you to elevate it. This means to keep your wrist above your heart. Ice is good twenty minutes on twenty off. Take some ibuprofen for the pain and swelling. If you do wrap it don't do it to tight. Keep it still, so go lay down and keep it propt up on a pillow. Good Luck.
2007-02-07 21:10:32 · answer #3 · answered by ascendent2 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just keep it wrapped and put ice on it . Remember dont wrap it too tight. It can cut off blood circulation. It is probably just a sprain.
2007-02-07 20:56:25 · answer #4 · answered by The BecaNATOR 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should get it seen, until then take some acetaminophen (Tylenol) to reduce swelling and use ice sparingly (20 minutes on, 20 minutes off).
2007-02-07 21:10:40 · answer #5 · answered by helpful 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Until you see a doctor, then ice and elevation are the best treatment.
2007-02-07 20:56:39 · answer #6 · answered by ckm1956 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
clean ur wrist with warm water n dry it with a clean cloth,apply some antiseptic cream;dettol cream or savlon cream on ur wrist n bandage or dressing it.u can't rub it as it's swollen n painful.wait 4 ur parent taking u to DR 4 injection.
2007-02-07 21:07:14 · answer #7 · answered by robert KS LEE. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get off of the computer, just rest. Call a relative to take you to the hospital pronto!
2007-02-07 20:55:30 · answer #8 · answered by Prayer Warrior 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋