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Hand Pain
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When Mr M got up yesterday he said his hand was painful, round his wrist.
Cutting a long story short, it got very painful so he went to the walk in medical center who said mild arthritis and gave him Ibuprofin.
He's now in agony - tablets not helping and his hand looks like a boxing glove!
Any idea's as to what we can do till the doc's open in the morning?
Cutting a long story short, it got very painful so he went to the walk in medical center who said mild arthritis and gave him Ibuprofin.
He's now in agony - tablets not helping and his hand looks like a boxing glove!
Any idea's as to what we can do till the doc's open in the morning?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Have you got a triangular bandage (or something that could substitute for it) available? An elevated sling (holding his wrist close to his shoulder) might help.
Is the skin on his wrist/hand hot? If so, cellulitis might be involved:
http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Cellulitis/Pages/Introduction.aspx
Has Mr M knocked the wrist recently? Hospitals don't always spot fractures. (I write from experience. It took Sheffield's Northern General Hospital a fortnight to recognise that I'd broken my wrist, despite having X-rayed it!).
http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/broken-arm/Pages/Introduction.aspx
Is the skin on his wrist/hand hot? If so, cellulitis might be involved:
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Has Mr M knocked the wrist recently? Hospitals don't always spot fractures. (I write from experience. It took Sheffield's Northern General Hospital a fortnight to recognise that I'd broken my wrist, despite having X-rayed it!).
http://