So I started this morning by moving some material in my shed - in the process I slid my wrist along the edge of a sheet of thin metal. Since it sliced to the bone it was pretty obvious that I needed some stitches.
Exchanged the usual pleasentries with the nurse-lady and she asked what was wrong. I jokingly said something to the effect of: "I got up this morning and decided to slit my wrist" She got this strange look on her face and imediately shifted topics to ask if I was getting treatment for my depression. It actually took several minutes to convince her that I was just being flip.
The Dr-guy who sewed me up later told me that any indications of suicide attempts gets you tossed in one of their four 'special' rooms - you don't get to leave until you get a psych evaluation.
So now I know - my brand of humor doesn't work in the ER (nor at BAM auditions)
You just can't make a joke in the ER
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Re: You just can't make a joke in the ER
jaybee wrote:The Dr-guy who sewed me up later told me that any indications of suicide attempts gets you tossed in one of their four 'special' rooms - you don't get to leave until you get a psych evaluation.
I could use a little company in here. My other personalities are all too boring....
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Ouch! I hope your arm feels better and heals quickly.
The hospitals take that stuff seriously because they're always worried about malpractice suits later, just in case a nut job makes a joke that eventually turns out not to be such a joke. Okay, you knew that already.
So, how was the view in the special room? Did you get to try on the special jacket with the straps in the back, too? Stylin'!
The hospitals take that stuff seriously because they're always worried about malpractice suits later, just in case a nut job makes a joke that eventually turns out not to be such a joke. Okay, you knew that already.
So, how was the view in the special room? Did you get to try on the special jacket with the straps in the back, too? Stylin'!
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My uncle was "accident prone." I often wondered if there was more to the story.
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Ouch! I hate when that happens. You're not the only klutz around here: I just tripped over an electric heater and took a few square inches of skin off my arm.
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littlebeast13 wrote:ulysses5019 wrote:Evil Squirrel wrote:
We're all a little nuts.... er, a lot nuts....
"A little nuts"?
I was wondering when you'd finally use that one....
It takes a lot of balls to have an avatar like that....
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ulysses5019 wrote:littlebeast13 wrote:ulysses5019 wrote:
"A little nuts"?
I was wondering when you'd finally use that one....
It takes a lot of balls to have an avatar like that....
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My assistant the evil squirrel is great at prying......
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Ouch! Glad you're okay. You're right about jokes in the ER - no sense of humor, those people.
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Many years ago, I rushed a housemate to the ER with what, I only considered after the fact, might have been a self-inflicted cut; it also may well have been exactly the accident the screaming accidentee said it was.
At any rate, the admitting hospital person grilled them for what seemed like 20 minutes. Which was surreal, to me, as you could almost see bone, but nobody was stitching (these days it would probably be butterfly bandage) anything up. But there they were, for some reason momentarily not bleeding all over like they had been in the house, sitting in a little office answering what they later said were insurance questions (they didn't have any; they got treated for this anyway).
(Nobody did anything stitchwise for hours to me either 30+ years ago when I stupidly used my hand as a backstop for cutting apart lamb ribs with a housemate's new knife that was much sharper than I was expecting it to be, but the cut I had was only on a finger & 1/2" long, though very deep, enough to do in a nerve; housemate's cut discussed above was on their wrist.)
At any rate, the admitting hospital person grilled them for what seemed like 20 minutes. Which was surreal, to me, as you could almost see bone, but nobody was stitching (these days it would probably be butterfly bandage) anything up. But there they were, for some reason momentarily not bleeding all over like they had been in the house, sitting in a little office answering what they later said were insurance questions (they didn't have any; they got treated for this anyway).
(Nobody did anything stitchwise for hours to me either 30+ years ago when I stupidly used my hand as a backstop for cutting apart lamb ribs with a housemate's new knife that was much sharper than I was expecting it to be, but the cut I had was only on a finger & 1/2" long, though very deep, enough to do in a nerve; housemate's cut discussed above was on their wrist.)
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They save the gallows humor for later when they're telling war stories over coffee or drinks. Most of them will tell you it's the only way they can survive a rough shift.tlynn78 wrote:Ouch! Glad you're okay. You're right about jokes in the ER - no sense of humor, those people.
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About a million years ago, my ex did the same thing as Jaybee, except he was working for Pepsi and dragged his wrist across a bottle with the little ring at the top sheared off. He sliced his wrist open all the way to the bone, including the artery and tendons. BreadDude shoved him in the bread truck and drove him six blocks to the ER, which doesn't sound very far now, except he was bleeding from an artery. It sounds like Jaybee didn't slice any tendons, but if he did, I hope he gets the same result my ex did -- no reminder of the accident except a tiny, barely visible scar.
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I live on the NE end of town, so it was a trip to St. Mary's.marrymeflyfree wrote:Were you at Parkwest by any chance? I used to work in that ER...but they were just starting the ER expansion when I was there. Only one 'special' room at the time.
Hope your wounds heal well! Call a friend the next time you feel like offing yours...I mean work in the shed.
No complications, four neat stitches and since they fixed me up just over an hour after the slice, it's closed right up and is healing well.
I am pretty sure that the scar will show if I wear a thong though.
Jaybee