ER Visit....

Well....Luke has officially had his first ER visit of 2006. I'm hoping it will be his last, but since I have a boy I'm sure it's just one of many in his life.

Today's exciting adventure began as a normal morning. Shortly around 10:15am. Luke tripped over the ottoman in the living room. When he tried to catch his fall he hit his head of the very sharp corner of the fireplace crown moulding. He gushed blood everywhere and screamed bloody murder. I went in to panic mode and tried to soothe him, wipe the blood and figure out next steps. I called Nana and she rushed right over. After calling the pediatrician it was determined that a trip to the ER would be best option.

So, we packed up and headed to the ER. A bandaid did stop the bleeding. The ER Dr. determined that it was a mild puncture wound to the forehead and that stiches would not be necessary. But, because it was gapping open, they applied a local anesthetic to the wound and DermaBonded it. It's basically a super glue for superficial wounds. Worked great. It should keep the wound bonded together during the healing process. Thankfully it was not deeper OR an inch lower or it would have been his right eye that was punctured.

He's doing better now that we're home and he's taking his nappy nap. I'm not good with blood or gapping wounds, but the Dr's. had an excellent bed side manner. In fact, they were the same one's who worked on me in July when I had to have my kneecap snapped back into place. In fact, after the Nurse held him down for the Dr. to Dermabond Luke didn't want Momma or Nana, he wanted the sweet Nurse to hold him....go figure.

Luke did better after the lady with the stethoscope stopped poking around on him during admission. Also, mommy got real creative and blew up a latex glove like a balloon (with fingers) and drew a smiley face on it. It kept the little munchkin entertained. I'm glad he's ok, however he's still got the "hershey squirts" from his antibiotic for the ear infection and the ER Dr. said he still has the ear infection. I'm thinking Luke might be next to visit the Ear, Nose and Throat specialist. Following in the footsteps of cousin Beau with tubes. We'll see....