I once had a parent drop off a toddler with a clavicle fracture. They had been camping for the weekend and never noticed. Said the child was acting "super two" all weekend.

I learned to not rely on parent information that day. I was floored and heartbroken for the kid. I had to send them away at the door (after splinting) because they refused an ambulance, too. They did come back the next day in cast with doctors note.

I could have been blamed for that had I not noticed.

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