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Child Hurt Chest, Painful, Has Light Cough

hi, my 8 year old daughter just fell off her bike and the handle bar went into her chest , she is now complaining of severe pain , wont let me touch it and has a light cough
Mon, 23 Jul 2012
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hi
your daughter is really in pain
if she has severe pain and cough it could BE THAT SHE HAS GOT fracture in rib
do get an x ray done of chest to rule out internal injury
cough could be because of pleuritis
if that is ruled out pain killers and rest ll help
take care
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Child Hurt Chest, Painful, Has Light Cough

hi your daughter is really in pain if she has severe pain and cough it could BE THAT SHE HAS GOT fracture in rib do get an x ray done of chest to rule out internal injury cough could be because of pleuritis if that is ruled out pain killers and rest ll help take care