A new ER physician tackles this for the first time:
I quickly leafed through an emergency textbook, out of sight from the patient (who wants to see their doctor doing that?), to confirm what I thought I knew “” wrap some gauze around your thumbs, put them on the back bottom teeth, and push down hard . . .. . . Hmm, the textbook didn’t mention what to do when the patient screams and grabs your wrists. But eleven years of post high school education didn’t fail me; I thought some medicines for pain and muscle spasm were in order.
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Much easier to give ‘em propofol and then it easily reduces. Quick and easy. Why struggle in the ER.
Snotdoc
11 years post high school?
Is that supposed to be some sort of a big deal?
It’s the opposite, it doesn’t take 11 years of school to figure out you need to give some pain meds.
Take a deep breath and relax.
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