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Should I Be Worried For Pain In Elbow Area Even After Taking Acetaminophen And Ice Pack?
my son fell he used his left hand to avoid hitting the cement ground too hard and he now feel pain in the elbow area and he said that pain is a 5 (pain #1 - #10) school nurse applied ice and i just gave him acetemenophen n ice pack. i am taking him to his pediatrician tomr .. should i be worried???
Mon, 21 Apr 2014
I think it is better to get his x ray to make sure that his bone is completely normal as some time there can be a minor fracture during fall. If x ray is normal , you should not massage the elbow, just apply gentle ice, Diclofenac ointment and compression bandage.
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