For some reason this past weekend was full of excitement in the ED. I work in a community ER which is NOT a trauma receiving centre - so we don’t get much “real” trauma. However, each of the three previous nights I worked (Fri, Sat, Sun) I had one stab wound the abdomen! […]
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Weekend Excitement
Is “Emergency Medicine” Confusing?
To some it apparently is. ER is a RELATIVELY new field (since the late 60’s/early 70’s) but not so new that people should not have some concept of what being trained in ER means and how members of the field practise. I often get the following question from patients who seem to like me […]
Anne Rice would be Happy
Bleeding was the theme of the night. My last night shift felt like it was spent stopping or dealing with bleeding most of the time.
Three GI bleeders: One severe lower GIB with a Hgb of 4.9, one coffee ground emesis with an Hgb of 7, and one melanotic stool with an Hgb of 7.5. […]
Billy the Little Kid
Remember that character on the Quick Draw McGraw cartoon, Billy the Little Kid? He was a 7 year old outlaw who holds up banks with his Peacemaker (see, you think just because I am a Brady Law supporter from the North, I would not know what that is). There is now a new kid outlaw […]
Fork You
After:
Before:
I did not see this patient (the pics are circulating somewhere on the web) however it is pretty clear to say that there is a lesson learned: Don’t run in the house with a fork in your hand!
The Self-Made Trach..
Not something I would recommend - either for a therapeutic intervention or as a method of suicide! I remember as an intern having another bizarre case of a depressed man trying to end it all. He decided, after the mandatory 10 beers that nearly everyone consumes before such decisions are made, that the best way […]
My Bloody Wedding
Nothing spices up a boring, routine wedding like a good punch up, eh? This is more of a common occurrence than I think most people believe. The combination of free flowing liquor, families who may not approve of each other’s pedigree, and perhaps a broken beer bottle, you have yourself a recipe for a brawl.
I […]
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