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  • From: Mogrits <mogrits AT gmail.com>
  • To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Homestead] Anti-hospital Rant
  • Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2009 13:33:51 -0500

> And, you are correct about clots, etc. Further, every P & P (policy and
> procedure manual and all hospitals have them) that I've ever seen calls for
> *immediate* treatment of a compound fracture! That doesn't mean wait two
> days, that means getting an orth surgeon called in to do emergency surgery!
> This is particularly important in the elder when blood flow is a problem and
> the longer you wait the more likely you are to further compromise their
> circulation.
>
> Lynda

I missed the part about a compound fracture. Isn't that where the bone
breaks the skin?

Warren




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