tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post6485279989939059027..comments2023-07-18T07:27:08.516+00:00Comments on Siren Voices: brendaSpence Kennedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11183848895584919812noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-21256500884469344892011-01-04T19:45:57.418+00:002011-01-04T19:45:57.418+00:00I had to Google 'keloid'. Sounds like a pa...I had to Google 'keloid'. Sounds like a particularly bad accident you had. Hope everything's good now. <br /><br />I suppose I do say 'blimey' now and again - but I'd <i>never</i> say 'lawks' or 'luvva duck' or 'stroik a loit Mary Poppins' (with conviction, anyway). :0) xSpence Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11183848895584919812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-24794939540378139622011-01-04T07:54:53.458+00:002011-01-04T07:54:53.458+00:00No, I just ended up with a scar but it's under...No, I just ended up with a scar but it's under my hairline so you can't see it. It ended up being a Keloid, I think that's how you spell it, so I can still feel it. And I still have scars from the metal in the car but no concussion or spine injury. The paramedics wouldn't let me move until they got a neck brace on me and when I got to the hospital they wouldn't even let me go to the bathroom until they got the test back confirming that my back and neck were alright. <br /><br />PS. I think it's so funny you use the word Blimey! LOL I guess you guys really do say that over there. I'm in NC in the states. :)The Real Housewife of Greensborohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03832031304364511706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-31679059996967708892011-01-03T11:43:21.545+00:002011-01-03T11:43:21.545+00:00Blimey - that sounds rough! Hope there weren't...Blimey - that sounds rough! Hope there weren't any long term effects from the crash. <br /><br />It is incredible how injuries get masked by the adrenaline of the accident - something we have to be wary of. I've had people walking about on grossly dislocated ankles, for example. Eech! They always go on about the mechanism of injury - is the person likely to have sustained an injury (notably of the neck / spine). <br /><br />Happy New Year, RHG! xSpence Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11183848895584919812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-86310244638070445802011-01-03T08:49:32.711+00:002011-01-03T08:49:32.711+00:00You know it's funny because in my senior year ...You know it's funny because in my senior year of high school, I got into an accident and litterally left a headprint in the windsheild and I knew that there was a lot of blood coming fron my head but I didn't grasp how bad it was until after I got to the hospital. Plus I actually had pieces of the metal from the car stuck in my leg and I didn't find that out until after I got to the hospital either. I swear I didn't even feel any pain down there. It's amazing how the human body works.The Real Housewife of Greensborohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03832031304364511706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-17588284300616908342010-12-31T14:25:24.208+00:002010-12-31T14:25:24.208+00:00Hey Insomniac! D'you know it hadn't occurr...Hey Insomniac! D'you know it hadn't occurred to me to use a camera! Makes sense though. We used to carry Polaroids to take shots of RTCs to show the staff at hospital. Not sure if they're still on the vehicles now, though (note to self: check the vehicles more thoroughly). The only thing is, if I took a snap of Mr Chapman's HI with my phone camera and showed him, he'd wonder what the hell he was looking at (my poor photo abilities more than his head..)<br /><br />Have a great 2011, IM. I'll drink something bubbly to your health around midnight (coke / sprite ... I'm working :/ )Spence Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11183848895584919812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-19756904984982462332010-12-30T21:41:42.206+00:002010-12-30T21:41:42.206+00:00Nari and Spence - lacking mirrors, would you consi...Nari and Spence - lacking mirrors, would you consider using the camera on your phone (if you have one) just to show the patient? I've done exactly that on a number of occasions when a similar circumstance has arisen, and it often does the trick! I always check if they'd want to watch me delete it afterwards... <br />Great writing as always Spence!InsomniacMedichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10119967573462562407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-16583218455808560052010-12-28T07:54:19.092+00:002010-12-28T07:54:19.092+00:00He did seem very self contained. Impressive in any...He did seem very self contained. Impressive in anyone, but esp. for someone in their eighties. Glad we managed to persuade him to come with us, though (couldn't have done anything else). <br /><br />New Year's Eve - lucky I've got my Iron Man outfit sorted. Actually shouldn't be too bad (famous last words). :/Spence Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11183848895584919812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-83085428355403690252010-12-28T07:47:24.009+00:002010-12-28T07:47:24.009+00:00I think Mr Chapman is of the generation that doesn...I think Mr Chapman is of the generation that doesn't like to make a fuss.Possibly seen enough people in an ambulance in his time to make him think he's ok.Can never be too careful with a head injury though.<br /><br />Hope your Christmas was a good one Spence.New Year's Eve to go yet though!!!jacksofbuxtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05420847156401984373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-21249112569776751842010-12-27T21:29:51.413+00:002010-12-27T21:29:51.413+00:00Well said!
I wish I'd had a mirror so Mr Chap...Well said!<br /><br />I wish I'd had a mirror so Mr Chapman could see what I could see. It's a bizarre situation to be in, trying to persuade someone to come to hospital (because you can see their skull). But you're right - that's head injuries for you.<br /><br />I used to have a lot of them as a child. Proudly carry a scar in the centre of my forehead where I butted the corner of a door when I was 2. Screamed the ER down, apparently. Quite right too. :/Spence Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11183848895584919812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-48159396403899310642010-12-27T21:12:04.835+00:002010-12-27T21:12:04.835+00:00Head injuries are definitely scary. I was a very c...Head injuries are definitely scary. I was a very clumsy child...still am, come to think of it.<br /><br />The one thing I learned from all of those bumps and scrapes (other than the fact that I should be wearing a helmet at all times) is that it is really difficult for a lay-person to determine how bad off a head injury is, especially when it's on their own head.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08810246558284580306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-79663247390546574182010-12-27T17:41:34.289+00:002010-12-27T17:41:34.289+00:00tpals - I suppose he meant that if Brenda hadn'...tpals - I suppose he meant that if Brenda hadn't have phoned the ambulance he wouldn't be carted off to hospital. (But of course she was doing him an enormous favour - he just didn't realise how serious his injury was). <br /><br />mariodacat - Maybe. But if he used to work in the ambulance, he'd know that hospitals aren't like that (maybe it'd be true if he was a stretcher bearer in the Crimea...) You do hear it said from time to time, though, esp. amongst elderly patients. I think they get freaked by all the negative stories in the press (who always focus on the negative, and often over-hype poorly understood stats). Anyway - we took care of him!<br /><br />Cheers for your comments!Spence Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11183848895584919812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-57488823037430956442010-12-27T16:52:31.761+00:002010-12-27T16:52:31.761+00:00Poor old guy. Probably thinks dat if he lands in...Poor old guy. Probably thinks dat if he lands in the hospital, he'll die there and never get out.Mariodacathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07600880780597061337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-8326579890778207362010-12-27T15:49:31.301+00:002010-12-27T15:49:31.301+00:00I wonder what the other way of looking at it was? ...I wonder what the other way of looking at it was? Another interesting character.tpalshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05646231041413714929noreply@blogger.com