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Ma’am, I am sorry to say that your finger is broken. However, it will heal fine and just needs a splint for a few weeks. However, although I appreciate your candor, I did not really require that extra bit of info you provided on how you broke it. You could have made [...]
A relatively new phenomenon has been occurring where at certain ER’s around the country (like this one), are able to SCHEDULE appointments to be seen. The discussion following THIS post on Nurse K’s blog has provoked a modern day “Rumble in the Jungle” with Nurse K in one corner and Scalpel in the [...]
So, when a patient comes in with a bad hand injury – like a complicated laceration, tendon and nerve injuries, or vascular compromise, what do you think the criteria should be to take them to the OR for the repair? Contamination? How extensive the wound is? How long the case will [...]
Yes, I had to do another emergency consult while on my ski vacation. This one however was not on the slopes. Someone who was travelling with us (we were a large extended family group) had a wipe out. Not the one you might expect. She crashed and burned [...]
I encourage anybody who is able to be more active and exercise – and a treadmill is a good way to get the heart rate up. I don’t know the statistics but I have to say that injuries sustained on them are not all that uncommon. I have seen many. Most often, [...] |
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