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A member asked:
My child hurt his arm whilst playing its turned blue around the area, could it be fractured? should i take him to the er
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Blue=bleeding: Blue means bleeding, which could be from a simple bruise into the tissue or from a break of blood vessels around a broken bone. Your description does not provide enough detail to decide which. If it alters his daily activities someone should evaluate it.
Answered 3/24/2018
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