McNadoMD on Nostr: PSA for all y’all ‘Muricans out here: We do not routinely re-attach blown up ...
PSA for all y’all ‘Muricans out here:
We do not routinely re-attach blown up fingers and hands. Firework injuries are usually permanent. Now, there is some nuance here, so if you blow your hand up, seek care at an Emergency Room (not urgent care) immediately, but at the end of the day, most of the time your amputated part goes in the red bin, we bandage you up, and surgeon sees you next week to close up the hole.
Anyway, don’t be stupid.
We do not routinely re-attach blown up fingers and hands. Firework injuries are usually permanent. Now, there is some nuance here, so if you blow your hand up, seek care at an Emergency Room (not urgent care) immediately, but at the end of the day, most of the time your amputated part goes in the red bin, we bandage you up, and surgeon sees you next week to close up the hole.
Anyway, don’t be stupid.