Please help! ankle broken right now!?
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From what you are saying, I assume you are not of age yet. You need to have the ankle seen by a doctor in the ED. They will give emergent treatment even though you won't be able to get parental consent. Do you have any numbness or tingling, change in skin color past the injury or inability to wiggle your toes? If you have any of those - have a friend or family member drive you to the ED immediately. Waiting could cause permanent damage. Remember - any injury to a extremity should be treated with RICE: rest, ice, compress and elevate the injury to decrease swelling and pain. Do not walk on it if you have any deformity or any of the things mentioned before.
Call a friend or family member, you need to go to the ER
Call a friend, neighbor someone you can trust for help.
Call anyone to take you to the ER. While you are waiting for someone to get you, if you can move at all, try to get some ice on your ankle, and elevate it, above your heart. If you can't get any ice, just keep it elevated.
how did you fall? because you very well might just have a sprain injury which there is no point in worrying just rest it and use icy hot and call them in the morning. hope that helps..
i think you should call the EMS.and have them take you to a hospital try putting some ice on it and call EMS .
keep it elevated, above your heart, and ice it. chances are that the hospital won't do much for it anyways so theres no rush to go in. tell the parents in the morning.
Is it swollen and bruised looking? Often times sprains hurt worse than broken bones. If it is bruised and swollen then it is a good possibility that it's broken. You need to have it looked at by a doctor as soon as possible.
Walk it off.
Do you have your insurance card and information? See if you can find it. Do you have a buddy that can drive you to the ER to check an XRAY? If so you are in luck.
If you can't get to the ER, make sure you can feel your feet and move your toes, foot is warm. Can you move the ankle at all? IF you can, that is a good sign. Is there bruising or discoloration? IF so, make an extra effort to get to the ER tonight. Is there a specific spot that is super painful to touch? If so, that is more like a break. If you can move the ankle, foot is warm, no numb or tingling, no discoloration or deformity, it could be just a sprain. If you can't make the ER, elevate your foot and use ICE on it off and on for the next hour or two (only 10 min at a time, don't get frostbite!) Elevate, ice, and keep OFF of it completely is the temporary first aid. But your best bet is to try to get in for an xray.
Good luck
Go to the ER right away. If there isn't anyone to give you a ride, call an ambulance. While you are waiting, call your parent's phones and leave them messages so they will know right away what happened and know where you are. If you have an insurance card and ID, grab them to take with you, and also cash or an emergency credit card if you have it in case you have to take a cab back. Good Luck!
You can wait until tomorrow. Do not freak out. I work at a doctors office and people always freak out over a broken bone. The main thing is for you not to put any weight on it, you might hurt it worst that way. Keep it elevated and put ice on it for the swelling. If you go to the ER you will only get a splint not a cast, you can not cast a fracture or a broken bone right away because the swelling can cut circulation, usually you have to wait about 3-5 day. If you are in too much pain you should take something over the counter. Again, remember do not put any weight on it. Hope this helped some.
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