Usually after a night on call I think of all the funny or crazy things that happened that I want to share. Of course, I have yet to find the time to do this. But, this past Tuesday something terrible happened.
At about 8:30pm, a child was brought in that had been attacked by a pit bull. The child was in asystole. It was my first time to see a true code, chest compressions and oxygen desperately attempting to keep this child alive. Forty-five minutes later it became my first time to see a time of death called.
Watching death win in front of your very eyes despite the overwhelming efforts of doctors and nurses alike is tough enough. Add in the fact that this was an innocent 3 year old, it makes it truly devastating. My heart broke in that trauma room that night.
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I hate those dogs. In Texas we have a law. The owner can be charged with not controlling the dog. Too late, tho. The thought of a this innocent child being killed by a savage animal that is someone's "pet" gives me the creeps and makes me want to shout from the mountaintops, "kill those damn dogs before they take the life of another person"
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