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Lynnxz -> Worst Piercing Ever (7/10/2008 3:50:35 PM)
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I got a call from a good friend of mine today, turns out he had been skating on a ramp that needed serious work. The ramp broke, he wiped out, and ended up with five and eight inch 'splinters' jammed under the skin of his back. Guess who gets called to come take care of it?
Jesus... I'm not even through with nursing school, I have no idea how to clean it out all the way.
I wanted to send him to the Emergency clinic, but like every other person I know around here, no health insurance is a bitch. We got all of the visible wood out, but some I had to actually cut out a bit- because it had broken. Cleaned it again, taped it all up...
I've cleaned it out with betadine, and the tools I used were sterile. There's no way I can get him antibiotics, although I'd like too because some of them went a little deep. Do any of the nurses here have any more suggestions about what he should do? The doctor thing, again, is not an option, health insurance, and him being a stubborn ass both coming into factor here.
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