My son came home from school today and he was holding his right arm strangly and when I questioned him he said it was a little bit sore. It transpires that he had fallen off/pushed off the climbing frame and landed on his arm, when he mentioned it to an adult he was told to just rest it for a few minutes. However when I looked closely at his arm I could clearly see that even just bending it was causing him great discomfort. I tried ringing NHS direct for advice (I got the recorded message saying they were too busy and to call back later). I also tried to ring my local Dr's surgery and got nowhere fast either. So I took him to our local minor injuries unit and they assessed him and told me that although his arm was not broken he had badly strained it. They've put his arm in a sling and told me to give him calpol and make sure he tries to move it as much as possible so it doesn't stiffen up. He's also got his year 6 residental trip on Sunday so I'm hoping it recovers enough for him to take part im most of the activites next week.
My reason for this post is I am looking for a little persective on the situation. My first thought is to go into the school tomorrow morning and speak to the head about how unhappy I am with the way they handled the situation. Not only did the adult in charge not properly assess his arm, but I wasn't made aware of it (I'm not expecting a phone call but I am normally made aware of a little graze or scrape by way of a note in their book bags). IABU in expecting even a note in this instance? Should I say something or just let it slide? am i just being an over-protective mum and making a mountain out of a molehole
