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Tuesday, September 21, 2004Mr Milne was in his workshop on Friday afternoon when a colleague accidentally drove the nail into his finger using an pneumatic gun. With the nail embedded in the middle finger of his left hand Mr Milne, 54, went to the hospital's A &E department, arriving at about 2.30pm and was seen by a doctor at 3.40pm. He said he was then sent to Ward 39 at around 5.30pm, examined and X-rayed. He said he was then told that he would need to be operated on by a plastic surgeon who would not be able to do it until later that night. When the doctor made his last round at about 7pm, Mr Milne claims he was told that he would not be operated on until 9am the following morning. After spending the night in a hospital bed, he said he was seen by a consultant who told him that there would be a further delay until lunchtime. At 12.30pm, he was told that it would be a further few hours. 'After I heard that, I decided to leave. They ran out after me but the doctor had had his chance,' said Mr Milne. He drove home where his local GP removed the nail in the office. He probably wishes he had just done it himself. posted by Sydney on 9/21/2004 10:43:00 PM 0 comments 0 Comments: |
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