Brittle

Green 1 Allocation 4YO Male ? # Arm (# = Fracture)

On scene we are confronted with a little boy who suffers from Osteogenesis Imperfecta (Brittle Bones) He was laying on his daddy's bed on the arm he had fractured. On close examination we notice the he had snapped his humerus and was actually laying on it while it was still folded in half. Ouch. But he didn't cry, he didn't cry because he was used to it, he had 24 Fractures this year alone. Every joint on his body had a scar. We called for Paramedic Assistance for pain relief & took him to the nearest A&E. I asked his dad "how did he do it" he replied "he was doing handstands on the bed & his arm gave way" I asked "why did you allow that in his condition" his reply "the boy has got to be a boy" its really sad because it is true, to some extent he has got to live his life, but not so that it kills him.