(Fictional) Broken bones and hospital visits

[clex_monkie89]

Okay, so someone just broke their arm. How do I get them from the ER into a room of their own (shared, of course, but you know what I mean) without, like, giving them a headwound? I don't need something huge and serious, I just don't wanna magically spirit them into being admitted just to get some plaster shoved on them

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[winterweathered]

Do you need him to be admitted overnight, or just to be, like... in a room for a while?

[clex_monkie89]

It can be overnight but I only need her in the room for a little bit.

[winterweathered]

When my roommate broke her wrist, she broke it in two places, and they put her in a small, private room when they re-set the bone (basically, because it was going to hurt like hell, and they didn't need her yelling and upsetting people) and she was in there while they put the cast on. I don't know if this is for fic, but if the person you're writing about is a celebrity, it's not uncommon for hospital staff to just move them right past the emergency room into a smaller room for privacy's sake.

[clex_monkie89]

uRock. ♥

This is totally perfect because now there are no gaping headwounds and I don't have to jump awkwardly to the middle of the scene or anything.

And the celebrity thing isn't a factor for this fic but I'm gonna keep it in mind for this other one I'll be working on again soon.

[janissa11]

The thing is, with fractures these days -- I'm not sure why, I suppose for liability reasons -- a hospital ER generally won't cast a simple fracture. They'll splint it and send the patient to an orthopedic specialist the next day. The actual casting would take place in the dr's office. More complex fractures may require surgery for pins and such -- that'd usually be an overnight stay in the hospital, discharge following day barring any complications.

It's weird -- I really don't understand the rationale, but it's what I saw working in our ERs. FWIW!