Comments on: I cut off a finger the other day

By: Gerald

Gerald — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 11:14:23 +0000

Sounds like he works in the oil patch. Drill pipe and chain does a pretty good job of getting fingers.

By: SurgeXperiences #109: The Wierd Ones and Others « monash medical student

SurgeXperiences #109: The Wierd Ones and Others « monash medical student — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 09:06:45 +0000

[...] cutting things off, Gruntdoc, an ER doc hailing from Texas with some surgical grounding, “cut off a finger the other day“. It wasn’t pleasant doing it, as he concluded, “I don’t want to do that again, [...]

By: Lady Doc

Lady Doc — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 13:19:15 +0000

I work in an area where there are a lot of farming accidents. During harvest season it is not unusual to see guys who got their hand into a corn auger or something similar,and present with a hand that looks like hamburger. Usually the dominant hand, too. They tell me, “Hey Doc, clean it up, cut off what you have to, but do it fast. I have to get back out in the field. There’s two hours of daylight left.”

I actually saw one patient who told me he was a farmer, and I didn’t quite belive him. He had all of his digits.

By: Jim in Texas

Jim in Texas — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 23:18:03 +0000

“…and showed me another amputated digit from a prior experience.”

What the heck kinda job does he have? I assume it was a work related unless he owes his bookie a lot of money.

Whatever he does, he’s 20% down on digits (moreso if you don’t condsider the pinkies to be productive) If it were me, I would start to consider a new career move.

By: 911doc

911doc — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 03:33:57 +0000

new one on me doc. understand your heebie-jeebies.

By: Pk

Pk — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 15:04:23 +0000

I’m just glad it wasn’t what I first read the headline to be ;)

By: TBTAM

TBTAM — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 02:38:51 +0000

Wow. Glad he took it so well. Glad you were there to do what needed to be done.

By: Jared

Jared — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 23:37:12 +0000

GD,

Just remember all of the times you’ve seen gangrene, and be glad it wasn’t at that stage–not any better in some respects.

But, also treat yourself to a good cuppa joe and a nice bottle of champagne for the Ooo-rah to get it done. You’re a good doc.

-SSG J

By: John S. Wilkins

John S. Wilkins — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 13:52:51 +0000

Yeah, that’s what the plastic surgeon said when he amputated my (cancerous, don’t ask) left index finger. And it’s bullshit. I have lost all coordination in most of my manipulation-skills, particularly typing.

By: Shadowfax

Shadowfax — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 12:59:24 +0000

Weird. I have a hard time even visualizing the injury.

Though if you’ve gotta lose a digit, the index finger is the one to lose…