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What Causes High Fever While Being Treated For Broken Elbow In Children?

My 3 year old daughter fractured her elbow went today as fractured clinic said it might not be broke thinking they would x ray to make but they did not they took cast off and she has had high temperature from this happened worried incase it is broke and about the high temperature and sleepy most off the day which is not her
Thu, 1 Oct 2015
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There may be an infection in the arm. Must get it seen by a Doctor to rule out abscess. Keep the arm elevated. Do cold sponging and take Paracetamol or Acetaminophen.
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What Causes High Fever While Being Treated For Broken Elbow In Children?

There may be an infection in the arm. Must get it seen by a Doctor to rule out abscess. Keep the arm elevated. Do cold sponging and take Paracetamol or Acetaminophen.