Two emergencies of bleeding
Little Tom fell from his bicycle.
Everybody at home panicked.
“He is bleeding a lot … a lot! Can you come home, mum?” the older brother cried.
“Listen, boy. Go get a clean towel from the cupboard. Cover the wound. Press to stop the bleeding. Just press. Daddy will be back in a few minutes. I will meet you all at the emergency department.”
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Nurse Chen went back to attend to her two patients. The doctors and nurses were hanging blood, pack after pack, only to see more blood being vomited and passed out. The resuscitation went on for these two regular patients who had cirrhosis liver and bleeding oesophageal varices.
Nurse Chen informed the ER staff to expect her son. He had five stitches on his foot.
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Both are emergencies. The amount blood loss varies. But the perception of ‘a lot of blood loss’ is very real in both contexts!
Chen Song Ping 
Be safe ok honey
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I’m sure you know, minor scalp cuts can bleed like a river. Hit my head on a shelf bracket and what a mess! Perception isn’t always tightly connected to reality!
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How is your head now?
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Oh it’s fine. My wife gets nauseous at the sight of blood and she had to drive me to urgent care for stitches. Quite funny, actually.
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I mean you are having your own ER series.
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Thank you, Haoyando!
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Great hospital story. You can have your own ER series.
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Yes, a lot more,… if I have the energy to write🤔
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💜 As a Rugby Player who had a wine glass smashed in to My Forehead EveryOne I Totally Get This; it’s The Internal “Bleeding” that We Cannot SEE (Soulful Emotional Energy) that is The Deadlier “Bleeding”…because Observing “Bleeding” from Blood Rich Capillaries and Other Surface Blood Vessels, especially The Forehead, Panics People…then The Checks for Internal “Bleeding” ARE OverLooked because The Focus is Entirely on Stemming The External “Bleeding” from Surface Blood Vessels
…💛💚💙…
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Ouch! Any intra cranial bleeding?
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💜 Probably Plenty SupaSoulSis, the “Cranium” NEEDS!!! a Lot of Blood EveryOne; concussion is only an issue because people get smarter as more blood flows to the brain; it’s Crystal Clear Clarity that Rugby is a Game for Thugs Played by GentleMen and Soccer is a Game for GentleMen Played by Thugs…as for Girly Games, Sport like Netball; it’s Crystal Clear Clarity that I Have NO!!! Idea
…💛💚💙…
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One person’s emergency is another person’s minor event–depending upon their reaction to whatever has happened. But sometimes they underestimate the real severity of the wound.
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Yes, even a small wound can break a mum’s heart!
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It is very true that illness is a very personal experience.
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Yes, Bernadette!
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