Last year, we brought you some highlights from the Sun-Sentinel's database of emergency room visits. They've updated it for the holidays, so we've picked it through for some of the stranger hospitalizations.
• 5 YO M, 3 DAYS POST-OP CIRCUMCISION, HAS BANDAGE ON PENIS WHICH MOM CANNOT REMOVE DUE TO PT'S PAIN.
• WAS PLAYING POKER AND GOT HIT IN HEAD WITH SIGN CLOSED HEAD TRAUMA
• FIRECRACKER BACKFIRED, LIT TWIRLY OBJECT FM BACKFIRED FIRECRACKER UP NOSE. L NARE MUCOSAL BURN 1ST DEGREE DUE TO FIREWORKS.TYPE R
• WAS POKED IN THE EYE WITH PLASTIC DUCK SAUCE PACKET CORNEAL ABRASION
• PT HIT NOSE AGAINST WALL DURING SEX. DX: FACIAL CONT.
• 12 YO MALE IN BATHROOM STALL AT SCHOOL AND ANOTHER STUDENT THREW A TRASH CAN LID AND IT WENT OVER THE STALL AND HIT PTS HEAD. DX LACERATION
• 2YOM PT AWOKEN BY ANOTHER CHILD, VERY EXCITED JUMPED OFF BED & REACHED CEILING FAN LANDED ON GROUND DX:SUPRACONDYLAR FX
• 22YOM PULLING A SHIRT OUT OF A DRESSER DRAWER AND IT CAUGHT ON THE TRIGGER OF A HAND GUN WHICH WENT OFF GSW BUTTOCKS
• DX CONCUSSION: 3YOF TRIP'D WEAR'G GRANDPA'S SLIPPERS; HIT'G HEAD ON REFRIGERTOR DOOR
•61 YOM PT WAS USING A PENIS PUMP TO GET AN ERECTION AN NOTICED A RUPTURED VEIN ON HIS PENIS. HEMATOMA PENIS.
• 56YOF INJURED RIGHT PALM WHILE OPENING CHOPSTICKS PUNCTURE WOUND OF HAND
• PT WAS RUNNING AND FELL W/ PLASTIC FUNNEL IN MOUTH. DX. ABRA ORAL CAVITY
• REPORTS WAS ANGRY&HIT SELF IN THE HEAD WITH A BEER BOTTLE, DENIES SI/HI >>LAC
• PT WAS RIDING UNICYCLE THIS AFTERNOON WHEN THE TIP OF PENIS WAS PINCHED BETWEEN SIT AND BODY. DX: ABRASION TO URETHRAL
• EYEBROW LAC-13YOF-HIT W/A THROWN SIPPY CUP-@ HOME
• 17 YOF PRACTICING "FAKE FALL" AND THEN ACTUALLY FELL HITTING HEAD ON FL OOR SUSTAINING CHI
• PT FELL DURING MARCHING BAND PERFORMANCE & HIT HEAD ON INSTRUMENT (POSS SAXAPHONE), NO LOC, NOW W/HA, CONFUSION & BLURRY VISION; HEAD INJURY
• PT'S PENIS WAS PINCHED BETWEEN SOUP CAN AND LEG 2 DAYS AGO. DX: ACUTE BALANOPOSTHITIS.
• SLIPPED ON FLOOR AND HIT HEAD ON CERAMIC RABBIT LAC IT WITH CLOSED HEAD INJ
• PT DOING SUMMERSAULTS AT HOME AND STRUCK HER L SHIN ON A PORCELIN DUCK. HAS CUT ON SHIN. DX L LOWER LEG LAC
• 24 YR OLD SWALLOWED A POKER CHIP AT GROUP HOME DX// SWALLOWED FB
• 19YO STATES TURNED ON CEILING FAN AND ACCIDENTLY HIT FOREHEAD DX FOREHEAD LACERATION
• PUNCHED CONCRETE WALL AFTER YANKEES LOST GAME SPRAINING HAND
• REPORTS A FIRECRACKER WENT OFF NEXT TO RT EAR WHILE SLEEPING NOW WITH EAR PAIN>>TM PERFORATION
• PT SUST LAC TO SCALP WALKING INTO BILLBOARD
• FELL ON A PIPE ON THE GROUND WHILE WALKING GOD. DX-FOREHEAD LACERATION, MINOR HEAD INJURY #
• 4 YO F BURNED HER NECK TRYING TO USE A GLUE GUN THERMAL NECK BURNS
• REPORTS WIFE HAS JUST SHAVED&HAD INTERCOURSE CUTTING PENIS 4-5D AGO >>ABRS/CONTS
• PT TRIED TO BREAK UP FIGHT BETWEEN 2 GERBILS IN A CAGE , AND WAS BIT TO HAND
• 4YOF WAS LOOKING IN HER CHRISTMAS STOCKING, & THE METAL HOLDER FELL, & STRUCK HER FACE- LAC. UNDER LT EYE. DX; FACIAL LACERATION, LBFE
• CHI: 1.5 CM FOREHEAD LAC; ON TOP BUNK BED, SOMEONE TURNED CEILING FAN ON, BLADE OF FAN HIT HER IN HEAD, SMALL LAC. FOREHEAD
• 29 YOF CHASING BIRDS AND MISSED STEP. DX LOW BACK PAIN
• 21YOF HAD A FEW BEERS THAN WENT ROLLERSKATING AT THE RINK AND FELL ONTO HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY
• ACUTE R 5TH TOE CONT.: ACCID. RAN INTO A BOX WITH A TOILET IN IT, HAD SOCKS ON, ON THANKSGIVING, 5TH TOE PAIN, SWELLING WORSE
• 28YOM PARTNER PERFORMING ORAL SEX WHEN TONGUE RING LACERATED PENIS; PENIS LACERATION
• PT WAS SURFING THE INTERNET ALL DAY LONG ON HIS COMPUTER AND STARED OFF OINTO SPACE AND PASSED OUT SYNCOPE
