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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.

facial/lip cuts from car wreck-best way to treat?

Two days ago my fiancee was in a car wreck and the air bag deployed, cutting up his face and lips. His top lip is still pretty swollen and he has a lot of little cuts on the inside of his top lip (the part that rests against the teeth). We used ice in the first 48 hours to reduce swelling, but...

by User avatar Lissar101183

Painful Purple Bump Near Waist

Hello there. Recently I've had this little purple bump below my stomach by my waist. It has suddenly gotten bigger. It has quite a sharp pain when pressure is applied to it. I don't know if it is an ingrown hair or if maybe it was caused by my jeans and belt pinching it. If anyone has any ideas what...

by User avatar Guest

Hematoma

Answered by a doctor

My wife was in a car accident a couple of weeeks ago, and she now has a fairly large swelled and hard feeling on her bicep area. She was told it was that she damaged 220 layers of skin called hematoma, and could tale a couple of months to heal with no instructions about what she could do to help the...

by User avatar Philip Deery

Concussion consequences

What can be the consequences of mild brain concussion? My sister had one two weeks ago when she had car accident. She feels much better now and fortunately that wasn’t serious accident, she hasn’t broken anything. Doctor told us that she had concussion. Can it cause delayed consequences? She is...

by User avatar Guest

Shoulder was hit now it hurts to breath, sneeze, cough and is sensitive

Answered by a doctor

I was hit by someone in the shoulder area now it is very sensitive, and it hurts just to breath, sneeze or cough. Broken rib or something else maybe?

by User avatar LisaJ

What is Femoral neck fracture?

I’ve just heard that my aunt has a Femoral neck fracture. She is very old and I’m worried a lot. But I’m not sure that I know exactly what is Femoral neck fracture. Is it some kind of hip fracture? Or maybe I’m wrong? Anybody who can explain to me? Thanks!

by User avatar emogene194260734

Looking for support

Now I find this! I have been wanting someone to talk to about my injury for so long. This is my story... Eight weeks ago I fell off the side of my outside steps. I thought I was fine until I looked at my foot, and then started feeling the pain. I went by ambulance to the hospital and that got...

by User avatar somethingmore

Hit head in bath tub

Fell into my bath tub, hit the side of my head behind & above my ear, if turn head side ways a sharp pain shoots behind my ear & down side of my neck, anyone know why?  

by User avatar Guest

Can X - ray detect hip fracture?

My father had a fall from stairs yesterday. We didn’t go to doctor but I think that we should because he still feels very strong pain. He has all symptoms of hip fracture. I want to ask somebody with experience can X - ray detect hip fracture? I hope that doctor can make right diagnosis.

by User avatar mannie36440

Newbie - Questions on Sleeping and Screw Removal

Hi everyone; I've been reading this forum for the past few weeks and am so glad to have found a group of people going through the same thing I am. I broke my foot while skimming the pool nearly 4 weeks ago. I stepped half on/half off the edge of the pool, twisted and broke the foot and fell in...

by User avatar SueCQ74356