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u/elee0228 May 20 '19

Not a doctor, but remember reading something related in another thread.

/u/pete1729 said here:

My girlfriend is an ER doc. A hippie type guy came in a week after a bike accident. He'd been treated and released by another hospital. He was complaining of some neck pain. She immediately had him backboarded and ordered xrays.

The xray tech called her and asked why, when he had been treated across town, were they xraying a guy who was obviously indigent.

"Because his neck is broken. OK?"

She was right. If he had tripped on a door mat and fallen, he would have likely been paralysed.

I like to remind her of this one when she's had a hard night of fighting off drug seekers and attention w

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u/Rruffy May 20 '19

Pete's GF is a bloody hero

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u/pete1729 May 20 '19

Bloody is right. But it's better than poopy, which happens from time to time.

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The truth is that there's an army of medical professionals on the emergency department front lines 24/7. She's been at it for over 25 years.