Do you think i broke my scaphoid?!
Question: Do you think i broke my scaphoid.?
i was in gym class 2 hours ago, and me and my friend decided to stay behind and do yoga with a video instead of basketball (im a dancer, im not one for sports) so i was kinda juts fooling around doing pirouettes and i fell with all my weight on my right hand (im right hand dominant). i have got a big bruise and its semi-swelling. it hurts to stretch my thumb and sometimes it hurts when i move my elbow. it hurts to grab or hold anything. i am in so much pain! help on what i should do!Health Question & Answer
Answers:
If you are still in school then go to the nurse and have her check it out. If you are home then put ice on the wrist and wrap a magazine around the wrist and use either Scotch, duct, electrical, or some other type of tape and secure the magazine. This will immobilize the wrist and help to keep the pain down. Keep the arm up if possible. If you have a large piece of cloth make a temporary sling and place the arm in that. Call your parents and have them take you to the emergency room. If it is broken they are going to have to place it in a cast. There is also the possibility that it is only severely bruised. Ice on the wrist for fifteen to twenty minutes each hour. Have this seen as soon as possible.Health Question & Answer