Today, I saw the sadest event I have witnessed in my medical career. I am on surgery and was carring one of the trauma pagers. I get a page that comes across saying 16 year old male, hanging. So I go down and as we are getting ready I find out it is one of our ER attendings sons I just finished my ER month and know him well.
So the ER attending was home today and he goes into the garage for some reason and finds his 16 year old son hanging, he grabs something and cuts him down, the paramedics arrive and he opens his sons chest in the field and is doing cardiac massage. The son comes by lifeflight and the attending roles in with the son, flew with him and he has his scrubs on covered in blood. His hands up to his elbows. He gives a quick story of what happened then turns and looks right at me does'nt say a word but I have never seen someones face hurt so bad. To tell you the truth my stomach still hurts. Not because of what the son looked like buy how bad his Dad was hurting.
All of the seniors are throwing lines in getting him ready to go to the OR. He was bleeding everywhere but supposedly still had a pulse. Rushed him to the OR don't think he is going to make it. Thing is the Attending seems like a good guy, by all acounts that could have been anyone of us. I kept thinking what if that was me. I am sure he had no idea. Hang onto those kids guys, its a crazy world.
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That's so sad. I don't really even know what to say.
The one thing I really have had a tough time with so far is REALLY sick kids. I don't deal with that real well. The whole time I'm thinking "That could be one of mine."
Pretty dang blessed that all of our kids are pretty healthy.
I'm sure the image of that dad's face will be burned into your memory forever--I don't think I would have been very composed if I were one of the resident's present there. I'm sure the entire hospital will rally around this guy and his family.
Wow what a story, that would be tough seeing a family member in a trauma bay.I'm finishing up my last week in the ER. It is amazing the crap that goes on in the world. Damon I agree as would any parent I take injuries or sickness to kids, hard.
It really does make one gratefull the knowledge that this life is not the end, this is not all we have to live for.
I was blown away when I read this. I almost started weeping. It is so hard to see such sad things happen in this world. It makes me love my family that much more.
Hope your families are all well.
I echo what all of you have said. The toughest thing to deal with by far is sick children. Had a two year old come in to the ER today who had gotten in to her grandma's pills. The nurses were pouring charcoal into her and starting lines. She was satting pretty good just not concious. Grandma was beside herself because they were her pills. Just sobbing. My shift ended, not sure of teh outcome but itbreaks your heart seeing those little one. Tough story Dave. Can't imagine. Thank goodness for the Gospel.
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