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A member asked:
On family trip 10 yr old hurt finger basketball joint @tip is bruised and hurts went 2 er 8 hr wait & dirty bought a splint can wait 2 monday see r dr?
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Cannot say ok 2 wait: would need to see in person. if you were worried enough to go to ER in first place, probably not a good idea to wait. ER waits can be long and that is frustrating.
Answered 3/21/2015
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