title: Did you check your nursemaid's elbow?
abstract: Imagine a parent innocently swinging around a toddler ... a yank on an outstretched arm to keep a preschooler from falling ... a caregiver attempting to move a reluctant child by dragging the child by the hand ... a helping hand to lift a young child up over the curb or a high step. None of these activities is ever intended to hurt a child, yet the result of these specific activities send many children with anxious parents and caregivers to emergency departments and unscheduled pediatrician appointments each year. Nursemaid's elbow, also known as a pulled elbow or a subluxated radial head, may result from the specific activities described above and is the most common dislocation injury handled by pediatricians. Most commonly occurring in the 1-year to 4-year old age group, nursemaid's elbow is easily treated and generally has no long-term sequelae.
authors.affiliation: Tioga Nursing Facility, Guthrie Healthcare System, Waverly, New York, USA. kunkler@clarityconnect.com
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Kunkler
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002654:Child Care; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000209:etiology* / Q000451:nursing* / Q000503:physiopathology; D016530:Orthopedic Nursing; D011884:Radius / Q000293:injuries*; D000092464:Elbow Injuries