While in Same-Day surgery, we also visited a young patient who was not a happy camper at the hospital as she was crying hysterically and fussing about her upcoming procedure. Fortunately, a Child Life Specialist came over and soothed the child by blowing bubbles in her face and letting her pop them as the bubbles were falling down. This patient was admitted to Le Bonheur to have a dental procedure done, so after a quick anesthesia evaluation, Naudia and I finished up with that patient, hoping that she would not start another fit. After this dental patient, we also saw a few more patients with dental caries. Next, Naudia and I assessed a young male who had been hit by a baseball in his face, and he was in need to have a fracture in his nose repaired. This family could not have been sweeter, and Naudia and I stayed for a bit and talked to the family; the sweet patient also let me listen to his heartbeat while we were talking to his family.
After completing what needed to be done in Same-Day surgery, we headed back to the office, and Naudia began filling out charts. While she was working on her charts, she allowed me to walk with her associate, Cathy Hall, while she was going to visit a patient on one of the main floors of the hospital. This patient had been admitted in order to have foreign objects (most likely magnets) removed from her insides. After talking with the patient and hearing about what happened, Cathy allowed me to look at the patient's x-ray, and you could clearly see what looked to be three magnets stuck together inside her body. Cathy explained to me that it is less dangerous when the magnets are stuck together because if they had been swallowed separately and were located in different areas inside the body, they could try to come together which could potentially cause damage such as a bowel obstruction. I found this x-ray fascinating and could not believe just how common it is for young patients to come in having swallowed coins, magnets, or other foreign objects.
After completing what needed to be done in Same-Day surgery, we headed back to the office, and Naudia began filling out charts. While she was working on her charts, she allowed me to walk with her associate, Cathy Hall, while she was going to visit a patient on one of the main floors of the hospital. This patient had been admitted in order to have foreign objects (most likely magnets) removed from her insides. After talking with the patient and hearing about what happened, Cathy allowed me to look at the patient's x-ray, and you could clearly see what looked to be three magnets stuck together inside her body. Cathy explained to me that it is less dangerous when the magnets are stuck together because if they had been swallowed separately and were located in different areas inside the body, they could try to come together which could potentially cause damage such as a bowel obstruction. I found this x-ray fascinating and could not believe just how common it is for young patients to come in having swallowed coins, magnets, or other foreign objects.