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If i have a broken bone in my hand and i can't see a doctor for 8 days will it affect so much?

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See details: Go to a pharmacy and buy a wrist and hand splint and wear it until the fracture can be treated by a physician

Dr Rhoads and another doctor agreed

Answered 3/7/2018

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