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| - I would say this place is probably OK if you have something pretty minor going on with your kid when other places are closed and just want a little peace of mind without a huge ER visit.
But if you suspect anything serious, I would just go straight to the ER. I took my daughter in because I suspected that she fractured her arm. We didn't have to wait too long to be seen.They took x-rays and sure enough there was a fracture. They put her in a splint and told us we'd have to see someone to get a cast on Monday.
So, the next morning, my daughter's fingers were swollen and she was complaining about tingling, which I read online needed to be seen by a doc right away to prevent possible permanent damage. This is usually due to increased swelling, but could also mean nerve damage.
Since it's the weekend, and Good Night Pediatrics is closed during the day, we went to another urgent care. They referred us to Cardon Children's Medical Center in Mesa (which was wonderful- will be reviewing them next...)
When the nurses at Cardon's ER took off the splint done by Good Night Pediatrics, they explained that the main issue was that the incorrect wrap was used. GNP used an ACE bandage-type wrap. The kind that sticks to itself. Well, apparently, that wrap gets tighter and tighter. That's why doctors will tell you to take it off after 20 minutes when they put it on your arm after a blood draw.
Several other nurses who came in to see our daughter during the visit at Cardon remarked that they were surprised that that particular wrap was used too. Apparently, its common knowledge at other clinics that you're not supposed to use it for this. Would've been nice if they'd known that at Good Night Pediatrics...
There was also another issue with the splint not being set at a 90 degree angle. Not as serious, but it made it impossible for my daughter's arm to be placed in the sling and it just should have been done correctly.
The staff was nice enough. I didn't experience any of the rudeness other reviewers talked about. In fact the nurse who did my daughter's splint was a really nice, caring woman, unfortunately she just wasn't knowledgeable enough about what she was doing.
Mistakes happen, but we could have avoided a costly trip to the ER if Good Night Pediatrics had done the splint correctly. I mean, its a pretty basic procedure.
One of the nurses at the ER actually joked that we should send this place our medical bill : /
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