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I am an ER nurse, new to nursing, and new to the ER. I am terrified, exhilarated, and I LOVE my job. I have created this space to share and archive the lessons that I am learning, to blog about my day to day experiences, and to provoke discussions and dialogue with other ER nurses and healthcare professionals, and the general public on all things related to nursing, health and healthcare.

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The Stupid Things People Do - Don't Carry a Loaded Gun in Your Belt

Submitted by ernurse on Tue, 04/22/2008 - 21:26.
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The other day I had a patient come in who had basically all but shot off his "little man". For some strange reason known only to himself, mr.big man was carrying a loaded weapon in his belt, in close proximity to his little man. He was obviously either very new to carrying said loaded weapon (he was young), or he was just having a bad day, because somehow he fired the weapon while it was still in his belt.

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The cases and persons that are described in these pages are composites, none representing any one particular patient, person, or case. While the medical facts are all true and accurate, I have edited and doctored and composited enough that none of the personal descriptions, family settings, or any other distinguishing features are representative of any real actual person. In other words, I am not violating any HIPAA laws and regulations on this website, and the privacy of all my patients is completely protected. Any resemblance to any living person is completely accidental and unintentional.

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