I sometimes forget why I became an Emergency Room Nurse. I see a lot of junk and get abused in many ways. Well, last night I had a few reminders why. I don't get them very often.
1st: A cute little boy came in with his parents holding his arm on daddy's lap. When I asked him what was wrong he replied, " I hurt my arm here." Turns out he had fallen off his chair eating dinner and broke his elbow. Poor thing. He was adorable and got so mad at the doctor when he took his pretzels away. I had to sedate him in order to fix the bone and he threw up later too. The first words when he started waking up again was "Can I have my pretzels?" He talked about his little brother and how his was "bruk."
2nd: A man came in by ambulance because he was having chest pain. Turns out is was a full on Heart Attack. We had four nurses, the doctor, and techs in there and had him ready to go to the cath lab in 22 minutes. Our night staff is amazing! He went up to the cath lab and then the ICU. My adrenaline got going on that one!! It was good to have a real emergency.
3rd: Yet another gunshot wound to an older guys' hand! Please clean your guns without bullets in them!!!
1st: A cute little boy came in with his parents holding his arm on daddy's lap. When I asked him what was wrong he replied, " I hurt my arm here." Turns out he had fallen off his chair eating dinner and broke his elbow. Poor thing. He was adorable and got so mad at the doctor when he took his pretzels away. I had to sedate him in order to fix the bone and he threw up later too. The first words when he started waking up again was "Can I have my pretzels?" He talked about his little brother and how his was "bruk."
2nd: A man came in by ambulance because he was having chest pain. Turns out is was a full on Heart Attack. We had four nurses, the doctor, and techs in there and had him ready to go to the cath lab in 22 minutes. Our night staff is amazing! He went up to the cath lab and then the ICU. My adrenaline got going on that one!! It was good to have a real emergency.
3rd: Yet another gunshot wound to an older guys' hand! Please clean your guns without bullets in them!!!
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