I’ve never broken a bone, but I did get a dislocated elbow once when I was quite young, maybe 2 or 3. I was a dumb stubborn kid who threw a tantrum in the middle of a street and my mom had to grab me by the arm and drag me to safety. I fought her so hard I dislocated my elbow. I’m not sure if a leash would have made that situation more manageable, but I wouldn’t have blamed my parents for trying it. Sometimes kids go through a feral animal phase and you just have to deal with it however you can.
CeeBee_Eh@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Yup, that’s called nurse maid’s elbow. It’s incredibly common. It’s almost always caused by a kid trying to yank themselves away. And it happens because at that young the tendons aren’t strong enough to hold that amount of weight/tension.
chuymatt@startrek.website 1 day ago
And putting it back is an easy process, if you know how to do it. Pain almost immediately goes away, though they need to be in a sling.
CeeBee_Eh@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Not true, my son got nurse maid’s elbow. He was crying almost non-stop for 5 hours between it happening to the doctor walking into the doctor’s room. The instant the doctor manipulated his arm he stopped crying and it was like nothing happened.
chuymatt@startrek.website 1 day ago
Typically, the sling is to reduce the chance of repeat injury, not for pain.