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["Lynn Wigglesworth" <lynnw1366 AT hotmail.com>]

This didn't go through the skin. The bone was broken into 3 pieces, with one 
piece far out of place, but not through the skin (is that a comminuted 
fracture?). The ends are really jagged, and I'd worry about cutting a vein 
or something.

Lynn Wigglesworth

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From: "Lynda" <lurine AT com-pair.net>
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Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 1:58 PM
Subject: Re: [Homestead] Anti-hospital Rant


> Yes.  Sets up an ideal environment for infection.
>
> Lynda
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>
> > > 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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