appomattoxco | Medical ??? for a story. (Reply)

Question for the medical folk on my flist. When I was a kid I tore open my palm on a nail. I had reached over my head to try and climb a tree and the branch had a old nail from a tree house. I didn't really notice until blood started gushing out, at that point I grabbed my hand and screamed. My aunt must've seen out the kitchen window because she had a dish towel and her purse and she scooped me up and got me to the ER. The worst part for me was being tied down while the doctor sewed me up. I wasn't that upset over the wound I think the doc just didn't want me to have a spasm and move my hands [there was an IV in the other] or kick him. My question is could it really have bled that much? I was only just starting school so my memory might be faulty. I was young enough that I remember thinking when I first realized how bad I was cut that I had to hold my hand to keep the bones in. Weird kid logic, huh?

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