Comments on: Fork You

By: ShockUrMomma

ShockUrMomma — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 03:59:07 +0000

Saw pretty much the same hanger thing. It was one of those wooden coat hangers with the medal hanger. Impaled in the toddlers soft palate. All turned out well, slept in his own bed that night.

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By: martin j. ponce (kenami) 's status on Friday, 03-Jul-09 23:37:56 UTC - Identi.ca

martin j. ponce (kenami) 's status on Friday, 03-Jul-09 23:37:56 UTC - Identi.ca — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:38:03 +0000

[…] Don’t run with the scissors ( or a fork ) on the hand. =( Please, obey nanny !!! http://erstories.net/?p=693 […]

By: Rebekah Schu Phd

Rebekah Schu Phd — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 04:48:54 +0000

Children often put “THINGS” in their mouths, ears, noses, and any other holes they can think to stick things into. I have seen a child who kept sticking crayons up his nose (it would some time later get warm and melt); the mom was hysterical because there was a “purple something” coming out of his nose and rushed the kid to the ER. The second time was a “green something”.
The picture of the fork sticking out of the child was priceless but the child will grow up.

By: rph3664

rph3664 — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 04:34:26 +0000

Maybe he was trying to do terrible things to his dog with the fork?

(if you didn’t get it, it’s from one of Steve Martin’s albums from the 1970s)

By: ERPA

ERPA — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:03:33 +0000

I would have just pulled it out at home and put a bandaid and bacitracin on it. Make an appt with ENT in a day or 2.

By: Drama Mama

Drama Mama — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 23:46:18 +0000

OMG!

By: Matt M

Matt M — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 03:22:12 +0000

I remember that Metafilter thread, from four years ago. Yes, lots of people did lots of foolish things that they (mostly) survived. What a great read that was.

This kid is going to have a picture for the scrap book when he grows up.

By: beth

beth — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 23:54:21 +0000

Oh my…I am amazed this hasn’t happened to my son yet (knock on wood). How many times can I say “sit in your chair”, “turn around”, etc. Good mental note- I’ll keep reminding him!

By: Bianca Castafiore

Bianca Castafiore — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 23:38:27 +0000

Great photos (*shiver*)!

I thought that maybe you — and the readership this post will attract — might enjoy this “you’ll put your eye out” thread.

http://www.metafilter.com/37386/Youll-put-your-eye-out

By: rph3664

rph3664 — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:02:06 +0000

Ouch!

One time, I was watching one of those ER shows on DHC and a little girl came in with a coat hanger stuck in her mouth. It was one of those big heavy plastic hangers, with a small hook on the end of the big hook, and the little girl was running through the house with this in her mouth and tripped, and got this stuck under her tongue.

They brought in bolt cutters, which made her scream even more, and her mom covered her eyes so they could approach her with these and cut the hanger off. She was then taken to the OR to remove it completely, and made a full recovery.

By: Sue C

Sue C — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 12:28:48 +0000

I felt the EXACT way cardiogirl did. I kept looking at his finger!

By: cardiogirl

cardiogirl — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 11:18:32 +0000

(Mouth gapes open.)

At first I didn’t get why the after picture was first. And all I focused on was the kid’s finger.

Um then I saw the before picture and I gasped audibly. What the f-? Back up to the after picture.

Ohhh. There are the three dots. On his nose. Crazy how that last tine didn’t make into the nose.

OH MY GOD! (Grabs her own nose and pinches it to avoid the imaginary fork headed toward her own nose.)

AUUUGGGHHH!

Oh yeah. Thanks for sharing.

By: Noni

Noni — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 08:32:30 +0000

Gah!

Longtime lurker here. I love your blog! I’m an RN in the ER, returning to work after being off for 5 months - maternity leave. I can wait…