Sunday, May 8, 2011

Cage Em

A patient came in the ER with a severe ear laceration after being bitten by HIS BROTHER. One so bad I had to swallow my pride and call the on call plastic surgeon for help.

After explaining the case.....

Plastics: "Don't you think you can sew that up, give them a shot of antibiotics, and have them see me in clinic."

Me: "You mean like I do 98% of the time?? No. How about I take a pic and send it to your phone."

I sent him the following pic.....













And he called back shortly.....

Plastics: "I am on my way in. Please get me a plastics tray. And please get a cage to lock up these animals!"

-ER Doc
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12 comments:

  1. JaclynMay 8, 2011 at 7:53 PM

    The good news is that plastics guy will never question your request for a consult again!

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  2. AnonymousMay 8, 2011 at 10:32 PM

    i love ur posts, but r u allowed to post pt. images? theres been alotta flack for that lately.

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  3. Dr. Mongo LloydMay 9, 2011 at 12:55 AM

    Brother? Dat's RAYCISS!

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  4. SerenityNowHospitalMay 9, 2011 at 6:47 AM

    Re anon:

    There is no identifying information in any pic and most of the time I google image for something similar just to be safe

    I wouldn't compromise my job for a dumb blog. If you know something I dont know or should, please email me

    ER doc

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  5. WebsterMay 9, 2011 at 10:40 AM

    Whoa. Looks like his brother is a Mike Tyson wannabe.

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  6. WebsterMay 9, 2011 at 10:41 AM

    Whoa. Looks like his brother is a Mike Tyson wannabe.

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  7. arzt4empfaengerMay 9, 2011 at 1:34 PM

    Much scarier than an animal's bite! *shudders*

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  8. tracyMay 9, 2011 at 4:04 PM

    Holy S*it! Amazing picture!

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  9. SassyMay 9, 2011 at 8:07 PM

    Holy balls! That had to hurt.

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  10. Jason DeVillainsMay 11, 2011 at 2:37 PM

    I hope Mr. Holyfield is doing okay now.

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  11. AnonymousMay 13, 2011 at 7:26 PM

    Just an FYI, I know a doc at a hospital I did a rotation site at that posted a patient's xray on facebook and got fired because of it. It's controversial but I'd hate for this blog to shut down!

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  12. AnonymousMay 15, 2011 at 8:46 AM

    He posted it on hisss Facebook. That's an identifier. This is anonymous.

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