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Question

9 year old got a injured wrist. Not broken but it is swollen and black&blue. What should I do it has ice on it as we speak?

Went to get an x-ray.

Answer 1

Thats all you can do until it is X-rayed. Take him/her to GP ASAP

Answer 2

How do you know it is not broken? If an X-ray was done in an emergency room or Immediate Care center and it was found to be negative, you should still follow up with an orthopaedic surgeon/specialist.

For now it is important to apply ice as much as the 9y/o can tolerate it, elevate the affected arm above the level of his/her heart...that means lying down on the couch and putting pillow on stomach/chest and resting arm on top of pillow (think gravity...get the wrist high and let the swelling drip down and out of the wrist). Use Motrin/Ibuprofen (anti-inflammatory) for pain relief and to help reduce the swelling. You can also wrap the wrist, starting at the hand and wrapping up the hand/wrist and forearm to the elbow. Be sure to wrap from the hand up to prevent trapping the swelling in the hand.

Remember to call an orthopaedic doc in the morning and make an appointment.---bring the xrays.. an orthopaedic is trained in reading xrays...even if the ER says there isn't a fracture it is possible that she still may have a tendon/ligament injury or even a small fracture that may be hard for an untrained eye to detect due to the 9 year old having un-mature bone growth....sometimes fractures at the growth plates are hard to see with an untrained eye....

Answer 3

Black and blue spread out over a large area is an indication of a bone bruise or massive muscle strain. I would get a wrist brace and make him wear it for a week esp when he sleeps. No heat this will only agravate the wound. If after 48 hours the arm looks worse or has not changed in color then I would seek a second medical opinion

Answer 4

Your child's wrist is probably sprained. There's nothing you can do really except keep applying ice, keep the wrist elevated and use an ace bandage for compression. Use the next 24-48 hrs. as a rest period, where your child should not put pressure on their wrist or carry heavy things, etc. You may administer Advil or Tylenol (liquid form) to ease the pain.

Answer 5

ice and an antiinflammitory such as ibuprofen to help with swelling and pain. How do you know it isn't broken? Sometimes you can break a bone and not be able to tell without an xray. If you haven't gone to the doc you should to be on the safe side.

Answer 6

Ice it down every 2 hrs. and alternate between Advil and Tylenol every 3 hrs. I would get it checked because you're describing signs of a fracture/break. My parents didn't get my "sprained" wrist checked when I was that age and it has been weaker ever since.

Answer 7

make him/her a sling and apply ice and heat alternativly to reduce the swelling and childrens ibuprofen one to one 1/2 tsps every four hours alternating with tylenol after four hours. also prop the wrist on a pillow to elevate it to keep the swelling to a minimum.

Answer 8

RICE, Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation. Then go see the doctor just to make sure.

Answer 9

give them advil to bring down the swelling. wrap it in an ace bandage if completely necessary but dont make it too tight bc you dont want to cut off their circulation. take them tomorrow to get it x rayed to make sure its ok

Answer 10

Keep immobilized and iced; keep it raised above the blood flow line (above the heart)

Answer 11

Rice
rest
ice
compression (ace bandage)
elevation
Does she have full movement Any tingling? Check for feeling warmth and color