Accident at home...need advice?
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actually you could splint his wrist with the magazine itself... curl it uparound the wrist so he cant bend it then tape it around securely. You could use a couple wooden spoons from the kitchen with tape. or take a sleeping pillow and wrap it around the arm BUT it will be awfully bulky! It will protect it from bumps and more pain though. You need to have him go get it looked at so it can be splinted properly or casted. hope this helps... good luck!
You really need to see a Doctor. I broke my wrist several years ago. I waited to have a Doctor look at it. I still have some days when it really starts hurting. It was because I didn't get it taken care of right away.
Please go see a Doctor !
Ice it and take some advil (4 advil = 1 prescription strength Motrin 800). Be creative making a splint if you don't have the appropriate first aid supplies - you can use anything hard for a splint (wooden spoons, rulers, any leftover wood you may have in your garage from home repair projects, even a remote control! Just have it long enough to immobilize the wrist so he can't bend it (about the length of a remote control is more than sufficient). Tie it in place with rope, socks, panty hose, duct tape, etc... If you don't want to run to the hospitals emergency room (who wants to sit in one of those for a few hours) check to see if you have a "walk-in" or emergent care office not attachd to the hospital - they typically open earlier than your regular MDs office and will probably not be as busy as the emergency room - plus they usually treat injuries ahead of people with the sniffles! Good luck
Ibuprofen -double dose for inflamation.
wrap with brown bandage wrap and keep elavated. ice if it helps with pain.
Sound like he broke his scaphoid bone, here's a link which should help.
http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_repor...
Go to a Doctor. If he doesn't have one go to the ER, you need an x-ray of that wrist, there could be damage and if not treated correctly, permanent damage. Tylenol will work for the pain, if it doesn't go to the ER, don't double dose medications, there is a reason they give you directions. Overdosing on Ibuprofin can cause severe stomach problems.
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