"Use both hands when using a chainsaw. Wear protective eyewear. Always wear your helmet when riding bikes."i don't think the incident involved him riding a bicycle without helmet or eye protection while using the chainsaw with one hand, but i do appreciate her concern for the patient's safety.
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
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one of my beloved co-residents treated a patient who had injured his hand with a chainsaw. these were her instructions to him upon discharge from the emergency department:
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That's totally awesome for discharge instructions. Maybe "practice safe sex" as well? I like it, I will start using these.
officer kitty, these may have been your own discharge instructions.
Officer Kitty's only discharge instruction is "meow"
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