In the middle of a barrage of traumas in the E.D. so this will be kind of short.
Certain patients really help to give you some perspective. I bumped my knee against a 2x4 while cleaning up the chicken coop today, and it was so hard it brought tears to my eyes and now I have a large bruise. One of my patients fell headfirst down a hill, broke their jaw, wrist and several ribs, AND managed to climb back up the hill to call for help. Ouch, ouch, and Ouch!
Suddenly my knee doesn't hurt so bad....
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2 comments:
Ouch is right, Veronica! That poor patient! Glad though that they were able to climb back up the hill to call for help!
betty
There is always someone worse off - and there's always someone not as badly off as yourself. Hope your patient recovers well.
Guido
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