possible broken arm

[tommy1990]

anyone with experience tell me how u know uve broke ur forearm? stupid question maybe... but i need help in work at 2pm shuld i ring in sick n preper for 10 hour wait in a&e or what dnt moan about spelin one armed n pretty drunk

 

[shamusu323]

Is there any swelling? Painful to touch? Disfiguration?
Get to A & E, they can only make it worse

 

[tommy1990]

erm... yes and yes n its got a downwards angle look to it :S i can wiggle fingers tho?

 

[shamusu323]

Suggest you get down to A&E then. Should be quiet at this time of day/night!

 

[tommy1990]

damn time to wake mummy i got a boo boo ooo i got pins n needles now

 

[tommy1990]

i dnt wanna go tho if its jus a bad bump i can wiggle fingers i though tu culdnt wiggle them if broke??

 

[tommy1990]

sobering up a bit feels like ive bin whacked in me funny bone

 

[Rockhopperst4]

When i broke my arm in a mountain bike crash i was convinced it was fine, i could still move my fingers as well. There was just a little swolen bump on the underside, oh and it bloody hurt! Still managed to ride the bike 6 miles back to the car (one handed), went to A&E, x-ray etc. They put a temporary cast on it and i had to come back the next day when the swelling had gone down for the real cast.

 

[Gremlin]

anyone with experience tell me how u know uve broke ur forearm? stupid question maybe... but i need help in work at 2pm shuld i ring in sick n preper for 10 hour wait in a&e or what dnt moan about spelin one armed n pretty drunk

I've a lot of experience but I can't imagine anyone has an internet x-ray machine. Hope you've been and got it sorted.

Hah, shows how much nursey knows!

I regret to inform you that you have a greenstick fracture of the left radius:

 

[PandaLOVE]

anyone with experience tell me how u know uve broke ur forearm?

Just when I think I've read every question about every possibilty of every eventuality on every subject in the world on ARRSE someone pops up with a blinder! Thanks mate, lovely way to end the weekend.

 

[Potential]

more importantly - was it broken?

 

[hairyarse2]

I broke my arm in three places once.

When I saw the Docter he said I should stay away from those places.

Tommy Cooper,

gone but not forgotten.

 

[PandaLOVE]

I broke my arm in three places once.

London, Tokyo, Rome?

 

[Gremlin]

I broke my arm in three places once.

London, Tokyo, Rome?

Peckham?