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Bush Tucker Man:
I had a trip back to A&E late this afternoon, only on the receiving end..

Everyday we pick up 'Dave-with-the Discovery's 2 children (next-door-but-one) as they go to the same school.
We then entertain them until Ann (mum) or Dave come to pick them up.

It got to about 17:00, the in-laws & myself were talking to Dave in the kitchen, and in place of all the giggling from the back-parlour was almightly screaming.
We all went in, & Amelia (ours) was 'yelling her head off' & holding her arm.
From the eldest (of Ann & Daves 2) we got the story that they'd been playing 'Stepping Stones' (as usual) & Amelia had slipped of one of tne stools they use & had hit her arm on the hearth.
It looked bad, so off up to good old A&E.

A 'couple of strings were pulled' & we were straight in..

After an examination & X-Rays a 'Complete Separation of the Distal Humerous' was diagnosed.
Basically that means that the Humerous (the bone between the shoulder & elbow) had broken a couple of inches above the elbow & was now overlapping. :cry:
Not good for anyone, let alone an, almost, 4year old child.

By now Mum had arrived from the office in Leeds, and being a Nurse by training (at Pinderfields as well) was 'pulling strings' of her own.

It so happened that she knew the Orthopaedic Consultant on call & asked the Registrar to tell him we were there.

Not too long after we were on the childrens ward awaiting the call to theatre.
At 21:50 we were up there in the Anaesthetic room .
By 00:00, she was back on the ward with a wired elbow, potted & sound asleep.
Mum's stopping the night on the ward & I'm tired, having been up since 04:00.


I always try to defend the NHS staff, but we couldn't have had better treatment as patients.

Range Rover Blues:
I have to wonder how well you would have fared if you hadn't pulled those strings though.
I've had cause to visit the hospital twice for X-rays following car accidents and thew difference between 2 of my local hospitals was very marked.  Bassetlaw had me in and out within 90 minutes, admittedly in the afternoon.  I hadn't even found a seat when I was called into triage and from then on I hardly had to wait for anything.

But the treatment my Dad had, don't get me started!

Bush Tucker Man:
All A&E departments should treat on priority, which is why patients are 'Triaged'.
They are then (usually) marked, Red, Amber, Green & unclassified.
Red being the most urgent.
If there are no real emergencies Children & the elderly are given a certain degree of priority.
But even then, the entire chain may be knocked back dependant on an Ambulance arrival taking 'Clinical Priority'

I must state that I personally didn't 'pull strings' on the way in, one of the Receptionists did (& so did the Sister in charge)
The last time I attended on my own behalf (as a patient) was after placing a finger between a metal racking & a large Oxygen cylinder. I was 'fast-tracked' (with no request to be).
I had it trefined & the bloodstain is still on the celing :lol:

Range Rover Blues:
Too much detail, now I feel queesy.

Wanderer:
Trefined?

Isn't that RHPC

Red Hot Paper Clip.

I do hope Amelia gets better soon. It's heartbreaking when things like this happen to children.

Ed

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