Broken Bones and Childhood Injuries

This week on the Expert Guide to Parenthood Podcast we are talking about Broken Bones and Childhood Injuries.We hope that our little ones never get injured or break a bone, but unfortunately this happens all too often during childhood. We welcome back our Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon Expert Dr Gary Nattrass in this week's episode and discuss:- How common is it for children to have injuries that require medical intervention?- What some of the common childhood injuries are.- How to know if your child has a broken a bone?- How to assess your child if they have a fall for a broken bone?- How do you know when you should take your child home, to a doc or to the ER if they have hurt themselves? - The different types of fractures and breaks- How a broken bone is generally treated and what is the recovery like?- When surgery is required for a broken bone- Growth plates and broken bones- Overuse injuries - what are these and how do we know if our child is doing “too much”.- What the maximin activities time is for children to help avoid overuse injuries.- Top tips for families encountering an injury, treatment and recovery?

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