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Broken Ribs
I fell of a jetski yesterday and I am positive i have broken some ribs. I can’t move or breathe properly, it hurts to touch or to lay down or walk or sit. Should i go to a hospital? What can they do? I have been taking paracetemol every four hours
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Try :
1. Local ice pack application.
2. Deep inspiration/ expiration exercises.
3. Medications like identical K2 and Enzomac will help.
4. Do Not sleep over inured area.
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Rib fractures are treated conservatively..pain takes 3-4 weeks to dissapear as with other fracture.
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