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Injuries, Fractures and Burns

This forum is dedicated to the wide range of injuries, fractures and burns people can encounter — surface, penetrating, electrical, inhalation injuries, bons and skull fractures, and burns and scalds. Ask questions, look for information, and talk about symptoms and treatment.

STERNUM INJURY FROM SEAT BELT

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MY SEAT BELT STOPPED ME COLD WHEN I HAD AN ACCIDENT HOWEVER THE PAIN IN MY CHEST AND SHOULDERS IS INTENSE, FIRST STARTING IN MY CHEST THEN MOVING TO MY OUTER CHEST AND SHOULDERS IS THIS NORMAL OR ?

by User avatar mick91312259

pain on the left center of the chest

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Hi, I'm Oby. Sometime in early In January I was involved in an accident, the driver to a big truck lost control of the vehicle and ran into my car from behind. The impact caused my vehicle to hit other cars in front of me. My seatbelt was so tight, I had bruses from it. I went to the hospital for...

by User avatar ben14315672

4 yr old daughter, 7 "dissolvable" stitches across nail of bed & along the sides of ri

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My 4 yr old daughter received 7 dissolvable stitches along the sides & across the lower portion of finger nail 17 days ago... When looking at it, it looks good, not infected still a little bit of blackening along the cuticle of her nail. She also fractured the tip of her finger & has loose...

by User avatar Guest

bruising, is it the same as self injury?

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I cut and all, but is getting a bruise from hitting yourself with something or slamming into things and getting bruises a form of self injury? And can anything happen to u from doing it? (like baker acting or hospitalization)

by User avatar littlebit33183376

Does cold water eases the pain after burns?

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Hello! My mother is a cook. She works in a restaurant near our house and she often accidentally burns her hands or fingers while cooking. When that happens she put her hand under the cold running water and she feels better soon. Usually the affected area is red for the next few days and then it...

by User avatar l;urette114353454

severe daily neck and shouler pain, odontoid fracture

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In 1999 I suffered the Hangman Break, which is the fracturing of the Odontoid Peg, which is the closest bone to the spinal cord and grows off of the interior of C2. I shattered the back half and snapper it clear off. I wore a halo for three and a half months before I had two cervical screws...

by User avatar Amanda

Neck injury - strong pain when I lift my head up

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I got in a football accident (no pads) where a fellow player couldn't stop in time and hit me in the head. My neck bent sideways, and now my right Tonsil or area around it is extremely swollen and sore. I have full neck movement except for when I lift my head up. When I do there's a strong pain in...

by User avatar Guest

Did anyone have screws put in place that stayed permanently?

It will be a year in march since ive had 3 screws put in foot for a lisfranc fracture from a car wreck. I have seen many people post about theirs but most i have seen they had their hardware removed. Did anyone have screws put in place that stayed permantly? Mine are still in and with the cold...

by User avatar Hlcs2008312305

Concussion/Head Injury. Still having symptoms after a month

Hi. So i got a concussion, broken nose, and stitches about a month ago. I was in a soccer tournament and got kicked in the head and naturally saw black and stars for a couple seconds, but was conscious the whole time. I was examined by a trainer who was concerned of neck injuries and a concussion,...

by User avatar taylorlin10

Midfoot/Lisfranc Injury - need some thoughts

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(Author's Note: Tried posting it earlier as a Guest but I don't think it worked; if it did please redirect me to my original thread - thanks!) So on Thursday (August 22) afternoon, I caught my foot in a snarelike fashion wedged in the bottom of a clothing fixture in my work's stockroom. I caught my...

by User avatar OnIce303993