Using what you learn...Thanks RQDoc

[pygmy]

Thank you Resqdoc, I recently had need to assess my neighbor who had fallen, he thought his shoulder was out of place, well I palpated his collar bone and sure enough I felt a indent, I packaged him up and told him to go get x-rays, he wouldn't do it then, a day later he did when he was so sick and vomiting he had no choice. I was right, the collar bone was broke. Thank you again and again!!

[RESQDOC]

Teaching is a privilege when you hav emotivated students like you, you are very welcome.

[cayoung]

Excellent diagnosis.

Now, consider the same situation where you are unable to refer your pt. to a hospital. Snowstorm, hurricane, or just no hospitals in the area.

What now? After all, this is a remote medicine forum. Sounds like the time and place to push the situation into a bit more remote scenario.

Christopher Young
Band Aider and taper

[Reasonable Rascal]

That was why I was thanking Doc, I had learned how to treat the patient and immobilize the area under austere wilderness conditions.

I just noticed that the computer is still logged in with RR's infornation, I assure you this is Pygmy..

[cayoung]

As for me, I believe it is important to each medic to be able to first take care of his own medical problems.

While it is fine and noble to take care of others, it is essential that the medic be in good enough shape to work.

As for myself, I wear two hearing aids. as you can guess, I have hearing aid batteries in my pocket, in my vehicle, and in my emergency kit in the truck. And some at my parents house, and some day I'm going to put some in the church clerk office where I assist. And I've got batteries in my suit jacket pocket, too.

Much the same with my ingrown toe nails. I just made up a kit of emergency supplies that I stashed at my parents house. Some hardware stores sell empty paint cans, which are excellent for storing scalpels, sutures, needles, and a lot of small but helpful things like that. Some good labelling "Green 104" and no one hardly notices.

Have y'all out there made stashes of medical supplies which apply to your own personal needs?

Christopher Young
a.k.a. Hopalong Onefoot