I have a medical question on my WIP that I was wondering if you can help me with. I have a 72-year-old woman who falls and hurts her ankle. It swells and throbs and her family brings her to the ER. From my research I gather that she can have a sprain as opposed to a break. I need her to be somewhat mobile because she needs to rush to a caving site where her son is trapped. Is it feasible to think that she can use crutches, can drive, pushing aside that she'll pay a price afterwards? Any suggestions?
Jordyn Says:
Ankles are 95% of the time sprained and not broken. So yes, this is feasible. If you want her driving-- I'd probably injure the left foot so there wouldn't be major difficulties with driving. Crutches/air splint/or ace wrap for 7-10 days and then re-evaluate after that if her pain is not improved.
Here's a link that pertains to your question: http://jordynredwood.blogspot.
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