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| Help! I've Fallen and I Can't Get Up... And I'm in Mexico |
Part II - The Hospital
Upon arrival, hospital staff came out and assisted the Red Cross
staff in wheeling my gurney into the emergency room.
Once in the ER I had an initial consult with a physician, and was
then wheeled to the nearby radiology department for x-rays
before being taken back to the emergency room. While there, I
called my wife to let her know what had happened, and just in
time a nurse came to my bedside to give me an injection of pain
medication. The injection was made in the back of my hand,
which was new to me, but in a few minutes I didn’t much care.
While I lay there, two very friendly (and young) physicians, a man
and a woman, stopped by to introduce themselves and see how I
was doing. While we chatted, more emergency room staff came
in and put a temporary brace on my leg. Constructed of
lightweight materials and encircled by three aluminum bands, the
brace effectively immobilized the leg from thigh to shin.
Soon after that, my wife arrived. As we waited, one of the ER
doctors came by to show us the x-ray, and explain that the leg
was broken and would probably require surgery. We paid the
hospital bill, and the Red Cross once again came through in
providing transport to my home, which was surrounded by
curious, well- wishing neighbors who had gathered to see why the
ambulance was there.
The dedicated and very capable ambulance crews of the Red
Cross are volunteers who do truly great, selfless and needed
work. Several times a week they are called to transport car
accident victims on the highway, and in addition provide low-cost
(or no cost) emergency medical transport to the citizens of the
community on a daily basis.
Next: The Surgery
Upon arrival, hospital staff came out and assisted the Red Cross
staff in wheeling my gurney into the emergency room.
Once in the ER I had an initial consult with a physician, and was
then wheeled to the nearby radiology department for x-rays
before being taken back to the emergency room. While there, I
called my wife to let her know what had happened, and just in
time a nurse came to my bedside to give me an injection of pain
medication. The injection was made in the back of my hand,
which was new to me, but in a few minutes I didn’t much care.
While I lay there, two very friendly (and young) physicians, a man
and a woman, stopped by to introduce themselves and see how I
was doing. While we chatted, more emergency room staff came
in and put a temporary brace on my leg. Constructed of
lightweight materials and encircled by three aluminum bands, the
brace effectively immobilized the leg from thigh to shin.
Soon after that, my wife arrived. As we waited, one of the ER
doctors came by to show us the x-ray, and explain that the leg
was broken and would probably require surgery. We paid the
hospital bill, and the Red Cross once again came through in
providing transport to my home, which was surrounded by
curious, well- wishing neighbors who had gathered to see why the
ambulance was there.
The dedicated and very capable ambulance crews of the Red
Cross are volunteers who do truly great, selfless and needed
work. Several times a week they are called to transport car
accident victims on the highway, and in addition provide low-cost
(or no cost) emergency medical transport to the citizens of the
community on a daily basis.
Next: The Surgery
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