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MUSCULOSKELETAL
This is the result of falling and
you using your hands to
support your fall. This causes
injury to your wrist, resulting in
the fracture of the scaphoid
bone. Extreme pain to the wrist.
When Xrayed the fracture will
not show until after 1 week.
TREATMENT
NSAIDs and splint