had my youngest gunshot wound victim the other day.
7 years old!
his friend had just received a BB gun and a one of the first shots ricocheted off a metal fence and hit my patient in the chest. the patient looked fine and his wound was pretty unremarkable, but x-rays quickly revealed a BB embedded in the middle of his lung!
oops.
didn't puncture his lung bad enough to show up on x-rays, but he still got to ride in an ambulance when i transferred him to the children's hospital. he was cool as a cucumber the entire time - it didn't phase him at all.
hopefully this will be his last GSW.
of all the things i wouldn't want to be allergic to...
i had a patient (quite uncomfortable) who complained of having a itchy and painful allergic reaction to (drumroll) spermicide on a condom
ouch!
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- i am just a community doc working in an ER on the outskirts of one of the largest cities in our country. it's not a glamorous job working the frontline of medical care delivering healthcare to our insured and uninsured citizens in a venue traditionally known by its dedicated staff as "the pit", but it gives me some laughs while taking me on a roller coaster ride through human glory and depravity. i jump from supreme confidence to faltering insecurity as my patients honor and humble me at the same time. it's a privilege to do what i do, but it doesn't always feel that way. these are stories from my life working in the pit.
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