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Manuel Hernandez, MD

Medical Editor:

William C. Shiel Jr., MD, FACP, FACR

William C. Shiel Jr., MD, FACP, FACR

Dr. Shiel received a Bachelor of Science degree with honors from the University of Notre Dame. There he was involved in research in radiation biology and received the Huisking Scholarship. After graduating from St. Louis University School of Medicine, he completed his Internal Medicine residency and Rheumatology fellowship at the University of California, Irvine. He is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology.

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Any time a person has an injury and a fracture is suspected, contact a doctor for instructions. If a doctor is unavailable, go to the emergency department for evaluation. Contact a doctor or go to the emergency department if the affected individual's hand or arm has been splinted or casted and they develop increasing pain, numbness, or tingling in the fingers on the casted or splinted arm. Any signs of infection from a cut or sutured wound also require evaluation by a doctor.

Any hand injury that has signs or symptoms suggesting a fracture should be evaluated by a doctor. This may be accomplished by contacting a doctor. If the affected individual cannot see a doctor immediately, go to a hospital's emergency department.

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