Citation

Pediatr. Oncall 2010; 7(5): 30.

Affiliation

NCH Healthcare System, 720 5th Ave S, Suite 201, Naples, FL 34102, USA. (jane.cox@nchmd.org)

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, Pediatric Oncall)

DOI

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Abstract

A twenty-two month old male child who was brought by his mother to the pediatric emergency department in a mid-sized south Florida hospital and seen by a nurse practitioner. The child was playing with his sister in the living room of their home and sustained injury to his right leg as his mother attempted to prevent a fall. The child's mother reported, "Barrett was running across the sofa when he took a dive off pretending to be Superman. I managed to catch him by the ankle as he went past. Now he is crying so hard and I am afraid that his leg may be broken."