Working diligently this afternoon, I get a call from my daughter's daycare (2 1/2 year old), which is never a good thing.
"Is everything okay?"
"Your daughter is fine but there was a little incident"
"Okay, what happened?"
"Well she was running and looked like she was going to trip and fall into a shelf (or something) and the teacher went to grab her arm and now she can't move it and says it hurts. We think it may have dislocated."
I go and pick her up and the poor thing is eating an ice pop and said that her arm really hurt. I bring her to the doctor's office and they twist her arm a little and pop her elbow back into its socket! She cried a little, was a little scared, and then our doctor said to go play in the waiting room for a few minutes. She said she didn't feel it pop back in so wasn't sure if she got it.
We're sitting down playing and she is not using the arm at all. I then ask her to touch her ears, clap her hands, etc., to see if she removes her reservations with her arm and she can move it fine and exclaims her arm is all better!
Holy moly, what a feeling. I know we're incredibly blessed and lucky as this was our first real "medical scare" with our child (apart from some high fevers when she was really little) but I am just amazed at the seemingly "normalcy" of this occurrence. Our doctor said she likes when this happens because it is an easy fix. She'll have some susceptibility to further injury up until 5 at which point her elbow will be fine.
Anyone have a similar experience? I know I won't be swinging her by her hands around anymore!
Crazy stuff man.
Guess who is getting ice cream tonight!
She says her arm hurts - won't use it. Damn. We got to doctor, she says watch this - straightens the arm, pushes the back of the elbow (hyperextends it a touch) and poof, arm is ok. She didn't cry, whimper anything. Instant relief, all is right with the world.
You get it by jerking the arms upward which partially dislocates the elbow. Common apparently in little kids.
They gave her some ice and put her on a bench. My wife goes to pick her up at the end of the day and has to carry her to the car, because she is crying so much. Wife puts her into bed to rest it at home.
I get home and wife goes into SF for a social event for work. I make the kids dinner and my daughter cannot even sit up in bed to eat or move her body, she is screaming in pain so much.
Take her with my youngest one to the ER and she's got a fukkin' broken leg. Needs to wear a cast for 8 weeks or so, and have many follow up appts for months.
I've had more that were sudden heart attack moments, but this one was the most serious and similar to your daycare story. The crazy thing is our former pool club was right across the street from the ER at the main hospital, and either they or my wife could have easily just brought her there right away instead of punting the nail-biting debacle over to me.
Happens a lot, if that makes you feel any better !
They gave her some ice and put her on a bench. My wife goes to pick her up at the end of the day and has to carry her to the car, because she is crying so much. Wife puts her into bed to rest it at home.
I get home and wife goes into SF for a social event for work. I make the kids dinner and my daughter cannot even sit up in bed to eat or move her body, she is screaming in pain so much.
Take her with my youngest one to the ER and she's got a fukkin' broken leg. Needs to wear a cast for 8 weeks or so, and have many follow up appts for months.
I've had more that were sudden heart attack moments, but this one was the most serious and similar to your daycare story. The crazy thing is our former pool club was right across the street from the ER at the main hospital, and either they or my wife could have easily just brought her there right away instead of punting the nail-biting debacle over to me.
I would be crackin' skulls if they were that ignorant of my child's health. Sorry you had to go through that.
I am appreciative with how quick they were to respond. They figured it was the nurse maid's elbow when it happened and told me once they adjust it at the doctors office that I can bring her back if she's okay (which she was and I did).
She says her arm hurts - won't use it. Damn. We got to doctor, she says watch this - straightens the arm, pushes the back of the elbow (hyperextends it a touch) and poof, arm is ok. She didn't cry, whimper anything. Instant relief, all is right with the world.
You get it by jerking the arms upward which partially dislocates the elbow. Common apparently in little kids.
Yep you got it. Crazy man.
Honestly, I was slightly concerned for a minute but the doctor said the story makes sense. Same as if your kid were to run away from you in the parking lot and you grab their arm. It apparently does not require a ton of force for it to happen.
Happens a lot, if that makes you feel any better !
I never heard of that before. I would think it would be more common than I perceive it to be. I have just never heard of that happening often.
Happens a lot, if that makes you feel any better !
Yeah that's exactly what our doctor said. It was awful to see her little face like that but so happy it was as minor as it ended up being.
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that stuff is the real shit. I have a few similar stories, the scariest one I think...my middle kid was at a day camp at our former pool club during the summer when we first moved out here. She was 6 or almost 7. Some kid did a cartwheel near her and landed on her leg.
They gave her some ice and put her on a bench. My wife goes to pick her up at the end of the day and has to carry her to the car, because she is crying so much. Wife puts her into bed to rest it at home.
I get home and wife goes into SF for a social event for work. I make the kids dinner and my daughter cannot even sit up in bed to eat or move her body, she is screaming in pain so much.
Take her with my youngest one to the ER and she's got a fukkin' broken leg. Needs to wear a cast for 8 weeks or so, and have many follow up appts for months.
I've had more that were sudden heart attack moments, but this one was the most serious and similar to your daycare story. The crazy thing is our former pool club was right across the street from the ER at the main hospital, and either they or my wife could have easily just brought her there right away instead of punting the nail-biting debacle over to me.
I would be crackin' skulls if they were that ignorant of my child's health. Sorry you had to go through that.
I am appreciative with how quick they were to respond. They figured it was the nurse maid's elbow when it happened and told me once they adjust it at the doctors office that I can bring her back if she's okay (which she was and I did).
Believe me, I thought seriously about suing or making a stink, but at the end of the day, they weren't really responsible for the injury (other then in a vague, oversight way), and they could have handled it better, but it was so much easier to just blame my wife and hold it over her head for several years and really enjoy it. (grin)
The danger though is if it keeps happening too many times it may hinder the proper growth and require surgery.
We hadd to really be cautious for a long time to keep it from happening and allow it to develop properly
The danger though is if it keeps happening too many times it may hinder the proper growth and require surgery.
We hadd to really be cautious for a long time to keep it from happening and allow it to develop properly
"No, my mommy pulled me too hard".....and it seemed everyone heard it. Poor lady was mortified.....
We all felt for her.....but it also was a little concerning.
You can just imagine.
My daughter got her face bit las year, to say I was furious would be an understatement.
That would be awkward though having her daughter say that in that setting.
My daughter got her face bit las year, to say I was furious would be an understatement.
Not mad at the daycare at all. They called me right away and took care of my girl. Quite pleased actually.
My daughter was a biter last year. She went about 14 or so days in a row biting everyone. Those were tough pick up days!
Funny part is we live a few miles from each other based on previous discussions.
Definitely one of the worst and scariest experiences of my life. And one in which I felt so helpless.
SSSS - ( New Window )
Definitely one of the worst and scariest experiences of my life. And one in which I felt so helpless.
SSSS - ( New Window )
Holy shit that sounds horrible.
What is the cause?
SSSS starts from a localised staphylococcal infection that is a producer of the two causative exotoxins (epidermolytic toxins A and B). Outbreaks of SSSS often occur in childcare facilities. An asymptomatic adult carrier of Staphylococcus aureus introduces the bacteria into the nursery. About 15-40% of healthy humans are carriers of Staphylococcus aureus, that is, they have the bacteria on their skin without any sign of infection or disease (colonisation). However, staphylococcal skin infections are seen commonly in infants and younger children, thus an obvious increased risk of SSSS. Staphylococcus aureus is also commonly found in infections of the throat, ears and eyes.
And thank you for this thread, as I tend to swing my kids around (I also have a two year old son) by their hands, so knowing that their joints can pop is something I wasn't aware of. Definitely will have to watch how I swing them around.
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How do you get staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome?
SSSS starts from a localised staphylococcal infection that is a producer of the two causative exotoxins (epidermolytic toxins A and B). Outbreaks of SSSS often occur in childcare facilities. An asymptomatic adult carrier of Staphylococcus aureus introduces the bacteria into the nursery. About 15-40% of healthy humans are carriers of Staphylococcus aureus, that is, they have the bacteria on their skin without any sign of infection or disease (colonisation). However, staphylococcal skin infections are seen commonly in infants and younger children, thus an obvious increased risk of SSSS. Staphylococcus aureus is also commonly found in infections of the throat, ears and eyes.
And thank you for this thread, as I tend to swing my kids around (I also have a two year old son) by their hands, so knowing that their joints can pop is something I wasn't aware of. Definitely will have to watch how I swing them around.
I did it all the time. We roughhouse probably wayyyy too much and I am almost relieved that I didn't cause this to happen!