“Indiana Poison Center, this is Gwenn RN, how may I help you?”
“My son just ate Santa Claus!” wailed the caller. “What am I going to do?”
Unique ingestions happen around the holidays. This one was perhaps more unique than is typical.
“Ma’am? Could you explain that a little more thoroughly for me? What do you mean, he ATE Santa?”
Turned out “Santa” was an antique glass ornament, handed down through the family, and mom had unfortunately hung it on a lower branch on the Christmas tree. Her 18 month old son had promptly grabbed the shiny object and bit off it’s head. The baby was fine, had no cuts in his mouth, and was able to drink juice without any problem. The tiny fragments of thin old glass would pass through his GI tract without problem, so only a little instruction on diet adjustment and observation during the next week was necessary.
How mom was going to explain this to Grandma was a whole other story, one that I couldn’t assist her with.
Gwenn
To be a registered nurse at Clarian, visit Nursing Jobs Indianapolis.
“My son just ate Santa Claus!” wailed the caller. “What am I going to do?”
Unique ingestions happen around the holidays. This one was perhaps more unique than is typical.
“Ma’am? Could you explain that a little more thoroughly for me? What do you mean, he ATE Santa?”
Turned out “Santa” was an antique glass ornament, handed down through the family, and mom had unfortunately hung it on a lower branch on the Christmas tree. Her 18 month old son had promptly grabbed the shiny object and bit off it’s head. The baby was fine, had no cuts in his mouth, and was able to drink juice without any problem. The tiny fragments of thin old glass would pass through his GI tract without problem, so only a little instruction on diet adjustment and observation during the next week was necessary.
How mom was going to explain this to Grandma was a whole other story, one that I couldn’t assist her with.
Gwenn
To be a registered nurse at Clarian, visit Nursing Jobs Indianapolis.
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