More care needed- warning-it is gory

[Terry B]

Dear All
I just spent an hour in the operating theatre with a young woody that lost a fight with a drill bit. It was about a 25mm forstner bit that slipped when making cupboards. He has smashed the bones at the base of his middle finger on his dominant hand.
Please be warned that these machines are very dangerous and don't give a second chance.
The image quality isn't great as I took it with my palm pilot under operating theatre lights but the message is there.

[martrix]

oh my giddy aunt!

Is that a forstner bit from a machine? Like a Blum Drill press that sinks holes for hinges in cabinet doors?

What is the arrow indicating at the right of screen?

[Caveman]

Farquinell that's nasty.
Hope the young guy makes a full & speedy rocovery.

[BobL]

Very nasty! It made my legs go all wobbly and my botty started winking!!!!

[dazzler]

I love the arrow.....this one doc

[Slow6]

Poor blighter thats gonna smart for a month!

more info please. what do you mean slipped? what machine did he have the forstner in?

[keith53]

Horrible injury. I just hope he makes a full recovery and retains the use of the hand.

[RufflyRustic]

Ouch! cubed, squared, doubled and etc etc etc

Have to confess I\, too, wouldn't mind a few more details of how it happened

I hope he heals quickly and cleanly.

Wendy

[Terry B]

More info as I know it.
It is a drill bit in from an air driver. I don't know the type. He didn't have the rest of the machine connected to him when he arrived. I didn't ask him last night how he slipped and he has gone to St Elsewheres hospital this morning for review.
The arrow on his arm is just protocol. All operation sites have to be marked unless we remove the incorrcect thing. The fact he didn't have a foreign body in his other hand is irrelevant so as good Dr's we mark the site .
Nasty but hopefully he will do well.

[silentC]

All operation sites have to be marked unless we remove the incorrcect thing.

I hope for the sake of the good residents of Armidale that you meant incase

[Vernonv]

Either way, this Armidilian will make sure he is careful ... I don't wish to find out which meaning is more correct.:eek:

[Terry B]

I hope for the sake of the good residents of Armidale that you meant incase

Picky, picky . Maybe I should read my posts to reduce the typos.
The protocol can be a bit silly however. When we are doing a caesarian under spinal (with the patient awake and able to talk to us), an arrow still has to be drawn on their tummy to make sure we take the correct baby out. Bureaucracy gone silly.

[echnidna]

Terry is there any particular type of tool etc that causes many injuries?

[silentC]

Bureaucracy gone silly

Still, I'm glad they err on the side of caution. It would be a bit annoying to go in to have a gangrenous foot amputated and have them take the wrong one

[Gra]

When we are doing a caesarian under spinal (with the patient awake and able to talk to us), an arrow still has to be drawn on their tummy

Ever been tempted to write exit here above the arrow???

Still, I'm glad they err on the side of caution. It would be a bit annoying to go in to have a gangrenous foot amputated and have them take the wrong one

Has happened before..