How to keep a plastercast dry in the shower? - Page 2

WillowTheWhisp · 18-12-2007, 23:12

Did not detect any signs that would indicate a fracture?

Perhaps the first-aider needs to do a refresher course. Thanks goodness he had a friend to help him get home. Check if this was written up in the acident book or whatever they call it too because if it took place on school premises it should have been.

emamum · 18-12-2007, 23:16

everything, even a scraped knee has to be written in the accident book, might be worth asking to see the comments.. they would have to cover all the other names tho for confidentiality...

lettie · 19-12-2007, 13:59

Hope he feels better soon. I found that wrapping mine in cling film (which is bloody difficult when you've nobody to help), putting it into a plastic bag, with or without tape, was adequate.

blazey · 19-12-2007, 18:18

I broke my leg doing something silly, and Jae swift laughed at me and all my friends and left me to walk home by myself because they didnt believe I had really hurt myself, even though I had busted my nose open with my other knee (yes I fell awkwardly).

I lived in accrington at the time, I was 13, and it was around 12pm when I broke my leg. It took me til 9pm that night to get home because I was too stubborn to ring an ambulance, and I didnt actually go til the day after because I was just so exhausted from the walk, bearing in mind I never actually got as far as accrington, a friends mum saw me near st marys school area and offered to give me a lift the rest of the way.

Anyway the point is, its lovely that your son has a friend who was willing to walk home with him and it'd probably be nice to reward him in some way for doing that. Obviously he wouldn't have had the same agony as walking home on a broken leg (lol) but he could've past out in the road or anything.

We only have a bath, no shower in our house, so it was quite simply for me to just hang my leg over the bath, was quite relaxing lol. Also, the school saying it was rough horseplay is to cover the students back and trying to prevent you suing him, and you wouldn't successfully sue him, but the school probably wouldnt look too favourable by failing to notice a fracture, and they should've at least alerted you.

lindsay ormerod · 19-12-2007, 20:48

Hello !
We at Boots sell a protective bag type thing with a toggle on it ; looks pretty efficient to me and sells well. Go to the healthcare counter on back wall next to pharmacy !

Lilly · 19-12-2007, 23:20

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Originally Posted by lindsay ormerod

Hello !
We at Boots sell a protective bag type thing with a toggle on it ; looks pretty efficient to me and sells well. Go to the healthcare counter on back wall next to pharmacy !

Those things are great. Hubby had one when he was in plaster.

The bin bag, sellotape thing never worked. No matter how well you think you've taped it up it's never watertight and the water ends up coming through to the plaster.

howarth · 20-12-2007, 00:21

hiya my 5 yr old load broke his elbow, in the summer, 5 days before we flew out to spain lol
i bought a waterproof cover that i got form boots chemist up by asda in blackburn, mwas only a couple of quid.........
hope hes better soon xx

howarth · 20-12-2007, 00:22

ooops sorry all emma cnt type or spell properly lol
xx been a long day @ work !!!

Neil · 20-12-2007, 06:48

It's easy, use the bath

nikkival · 20-12-2007, 16:09

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Originally Posted by blazey

Anyway the point is, its lovely that your son has a friend who was willing to walk home with him and it'd probably be nice to reward him in some way for doing that.

I sent a card in for the boy to say thank you and put a cash reward in too. He popped round after school tonight to say thanks, I'm also going to ask that the school recognises him in some way that's if they ever return my call!

Thanks to Lindsay for the tip about waterproof covers in Boots, we got one today & only a fiver!