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Isabelle Gary turned and hid her face from Lynne Coule, but her left wrist couldn't escape Dr. Coule's notice in the Pediatric Emergency Department at the Medical College of Georgia Children's Medical Center.
"It may be broken," Dr. Coule said after 16-month-old Isabelle was placated with sweet talk and threats of tickling. Falls such as the ones Isabelle had, where a child lands on her hand, often result in something called a "buckle fracture," Dr. Coule said. "It can be missed easily."See the full content of this document
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A lack of pediatric emergency experts like Dr. Coule and the lack of a system to ensure youngsters get to the right specialist are among the problems hi...
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