nursemaid's elbow…

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radial head injury, pulled elbow, dislocated elbow, children, nursemaid's elbow, partial dislocation, the elbow joint that makes movement, the arm difficult, painful, nursemaid's elbow, common condition in young children, generally affects children under five, occurs, a child is pulled up too hard by the hand, wrist, nursemaid's elbow, seen after a person lifts a child by one arm up a curb, high step, child generally begins to cry, refuses, use the arm, child holds the arm, slightly flexed position, slightly bent, elbow, against the abdomen, child, move the shoulder, not the elbow, child, stop crying, the immediate pain subsides, continue to refuse to move the elbow, immediate crying, indicating elbow pain, refusing, use the affected arm, holding elbow slightly flexed, holding the forearm against the abdomen, moving arm at shoulder but not elbow, child, unable to rotate the arm, elbow so that the palm is up, to bend, flex, elbow fully, reduce the dislocation by rotating the forearm so that the palm is up, gently flexing the elbow all the way, not try to, this yourself, more harm than good, assistance, nursemaid's elbow remains untreated, permanent inability to fully move the elbow, no permanent damage, a complication of nursemaid's elbow permanent limitation of motion, suspect child has a dislocated elbow, refuses, use an arm, avoid lifting a child by one arm only, wrist, hand, lift from under the arms, upper arm, from both arms.