Ouch!
A friend was once given a biopsy by a sleep-deprived junior doctor.
They needed a sample of his colon, so inserted the long bendy jaws-on-the-end thingy, located the suspect area and... he shot through the ceiling. Doctor had forgotten to administer any anaesthetic.
What was your ouchiest moment?
( , Thu 29 Jul 2010, 17:29)
A friend was once given a biopsy by a sleep-deprived junior doctor.
They needed a sample of his colon, so inserted the long bendy jaws-on-the-end thingy, located the suspect area and... he shot through the ceiling. Doctor had forgotten to administer any anaesthetic.
What was your ouchiest moment?
( , Thu 29 Jul 2010, 17:29)
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Mmmmm Currency
I accidentally swallowed a ten pence piece in primary school
Feeling those little ridges roll down my oesophagus was one of the most painfull feelings I have felt ever in the history of my everness
Next to "passing" it a few days after we got it unlodged from my throat.
( , Thu 29 Jul 2010, 22:48, 3 replies)
I accidentally swallowed a ten pence piece in primary school
Feeling those little ridges roll down my oesophagus was one of the most painfull feelings I have felt ever in the history of my everness
Next to "passing" it a few days after we got it unlodged from my throat.
( , Thu 29 Jul 2010, 22:48, 3 replies)
Ambulance...
...sometimes I get called out to children who have swallowed a coin. I can't do much more than reassure them and take them to hospital.
However, I take great juvenile delight when handing over to the nurse by saying "There's been no change".
( , Fri 30 Jul 2010, 0:01, closed)
...sometimes I get called out to children who have swallowed a coin. I can't do much more than reassure them and take them to hospital.
However, I take great juvenile delight when handing over to the nurse by saying "There's been no change".
( , Fri 30 Jul 2010, 0:01, closed)
Christmas BMJ last year: www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/339/dec04_1/b5066. I think this study was probably underpowered to show actual statistical significance...
( , Sat 31 Jul 2010, 18:24, closed)
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