tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-542518648627849085.post4841690525338957949..comments2024-02-11T06:00:30.938-07:00Comments on Skeptical Eye: Emergency!Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09991410496107221875noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-542518648627849085.post-77043606989997901392009-03-07T05:47:00.000-07:002009-03-07T05:47:00.000-07:00As my mom has gotten older her obsession with her ...As my mom has gotten older her obsession with her looks has become more intense, so unfortunately, when I wrote this I didn't exaggerate at all. <BR/><BR/>I once sliced off the tip of my left index finger in a cooking class while preparing stuffed pork chops. People reacted as if I'd severed my entire hand, and after much hysterics, I was sent to the nurse on duty by means of golf cart.<BR/><BR/>Another incident occurred when I tripped on a curb at a friends place while holding two grocery bags, one in each hand. I fell headfirst and my nose landed against a wall. Sure, there was a quite a bit of blood, but then, when you hit your nose, that's what happens. Nevertheless, before I knew it was happening, one of them called 911 and in a few minutes sirens approached, and moments later an ambulance and fire truck were on the scene. I would have been quite happy to go to the nearby urgent care clinic, but the paramedics were already putting me on a stretcher and off we went to the hospital emergency room, where, after taking my blood pressure, and allowing me to wash my face, I sat in the waiting room for several hours before finally leaving in disgust. My nose had not even been broken, and the only damage was a small laceration that healed with a nearly invisible scar. <BR/><BR/>From the screaming and wailing of my friend, her daughter and their guests at the scene of the accident, however, a bystander would have assumed my injuries were life threatening.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09991410496107221875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-542518648627849085.post-8224160687138226072009-03-06T11:49:00.000-07:002009-03-06T11:49:00.000-07:00I can't tell you how many times patients have told...I can't tell you how many times patients have told me "I cut my finger off!", only to learn they had sliced off a bit of the tip, usually distal to the nail.<BR/><BR/>Oh, the drama!GarageDragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11399828220100913111noreply@blogger.com