In Over My Head: Taking Care of a Gun Shot Wound Solo
If you haven’t followed the saga of my patient who was shot in the arm, here’s the story, in brief: Armed robbery. Nothing to rob. Pissed off robber. Pulled trigger. Bullet in arm. Emergency room (X-rays, splint, antibiotics, instructions to followup with primary care doctor) NO CARE FOR THREE WEEKS. No dressing change nothing. Wound debrided…