"My child's wrist fracture"

I brought my young child into SJOG Midland recently after they had fallen off their swings and was in agony with pain in their wrist. Xray was taken, confirmed 'buckle fracture' sent home in a velcro wrist splint 4 hours later and was told we could take it off after 2/3 weeks depending on movement etc.

I received a phone call the following week saying there had been a review of my child’s X-ray and the break was actually a greenstick facture to their distal ulna & radius, and that they would need a cast all the way above their elbow and a sling.

Pretty disappointed that this wasn't picked up when we presented to ED or furthermore that we had no communication stating that the X-ray had only been reviewed by ED staff, and would be reviewed later by a radiologist through the week, which means my child has spent almost a week in a velcro splint for a greenstick distal fracture - at the very least, I feel we should have been told that the splint was temporary until further review later on through the week.

Recently my child had a cast placed on their arm above their elbow and was also fitted with a sling, and has been referred to another hospital.

Based on my experience, I would suggest better communication with patients when x-rays are taken, that there is no radiologist working, and that the treatment they receive could be subject to change through the week.