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Q: When you break your bone does a nurse put on a cast on you?
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Is it possible to break a bone in the palm of your hand?

You just take a bone put it in your hand and crush it!


What does a doctor put on a broken arm or leg?

A cast, which prevents you from breaking anything further and allows the bone to repair itself. A cast is typically left on for a few months, depending on how bad the break is.


How can you fake a broken leg?

either put a cast on or actually break your leg


Do you get a cast for a broken collar bone?

It depends. If you want a doctor to crack it so its straight again then you will need a cast after that.


What do you do if you break your ankle?

Well, if you have gone to a doctor and confirmed a break, they will put you in a cast or boot and you will have to deal with it from there


Why do doctores put cast on an arm or leg that has been broken?

they need it to be protected and so it will put your bone back in place.


What does the doctor put on you if break a bone?

well if you break a bone in your arm or leg then a doctor will put your arm or leg in a vacume splint but if it is any other bone then it wil be treated as a emergency witch could me having surgery or a long stay in hospital.and you will have to do alot of physiotherapy. well if you break a bone in your arm or leg then a doctor will put your arm or leg in a vacume splint but if it is any other bone then it wil be treated as a emergency witch could me having surgery or a long stay in hospital.and you will have to do alot of physiotherapy. well if you break a bone in your arm or leg then a doctor will put your arm or leg in a vacume splint but if it is any other bone then it wil be treated as a emergency witch could me having surgery or a long stay in hospital.and you will have to do alot of physiotherapy.


What will happen if a bone tibia and fibula is fracture?

If the tibia or fibula bone is fractured, they will need to be healed. A doctor will put the limb in a cast to help them heal.


How much weight does it take to break the maxilla bone?

To break the maxilla you would have to have at least 15 pounds dropped at about 5 feet. The weight and force put together would easily break the maxilla


Why do doctorss put a cast on an arm or leg that has been broken?

To secure the bone so it can not shift while healing. With out a cast the likelihood of you jarring the bone out of place is higher, and thus it could heal incorrectly.


If you break a bone can you break it back in place?

You can put the bone back where it should be which would enable healing but no, you cannot break it back into place. That would further damage the bone and cause more pain in the long run. You may however "snap" it back into place which has the ability to sound (and feel) like the bone breaking a second time.


Can your bone move in a cast?

I don't know that answer.... I have mine on and was wondering the same thing. I broke my wrist and I can move the area a little lower from the wrist in the cast and also my fingers. But they also put pins in my cast. They are going to x-ray my cast on Saturday and if the bone is still in place then the answer is no.