This week has been fairly busy at work. The first "Lessons from the OR" is this: Don't drink and Drive. Sounds like a no-brainer right but people still do it...often.
A few weeks ago we had a trauma patient come up to the OR with bleeding around his brain, a busted femur sticking out of his leg and a broken back and shoulder. He was drunk and high and got his car in quite the wreck. He got tossed out of the front windshield and was found some 100 feet from the car. Since then, the patient been back for multiple operations on various body parts. Earlier in the week, I assisted a surgeon in cutting off the dead skin and muscle around his quadriceps. Yes, it was gross but equally fascinating. So, lesson of the day. Don't drink and drive or I'll get to stick my hand in your leg.
A few weeks ago we had a trauma patient come up to the OR with bleeding around his brain, a busted femur sticking out of his leg and a broken back and shoulder. He was drunk and high and got his car in quite the wreck. He got tossed out of the front windshield and was found some 100 feet from the car. Since then, the patient been back for multiple operations on various body parts. Earlier in the week, I assisted a surgeon in cutting off the dead skin and muscle around his quadriceps. Yes, it was gross but equally fascinating. So, lesson of the day. Don't drink and drive or I'll get to stick my hand in your leg.
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