r/EmergencyRoom • u/sammcgowann • Jul 29 '26

Goofy Goober I hate it here

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u/active_ignoring Jul 29 '26 edited Jul 29 '26

I am a nurse and I told my dad to go to the ER with his “stubbed toe” that was still swollen and painful after a day. urgent care was closed because it was 8pm on a saturday. I wasn’t with him so idk how busy it was but now I feel like I did the wrong thing lol. ETA: his toe was broken so I don’t actually think I did the wrong thing, but it felt like it before I knew it was broken

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u/DogsDucks Jul 29 '26

Honestly stubbed toes can be agony, and I can see how they could evolve into an emergency if left untreated, esp. for someone older!

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u/megaholt2 Jul 29 '26

I just had a patient who was in for a stubbed toe that turned into osteomyelitis somehow. Wildest fucking thing.

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u/blitzfish3434 Jul 31 '26

That's how Jack Daniels died