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12 beds.

So the total ER has how many staff, including nurses, et cetera? Yeah.

So the total ER has how many staff, including nurses, et cetera? Yeah.

So, all right. So, you know, I, I recall, you know, during when COVID was at its height certainly in the, in the cardiovascular realm that I was involved with we were seeing, we were not seeing patients in the ER because people were afraid to go in and to the ER for whatever emergency situation they may have because they figured it would only get more complicated. Did you see that as well?

So, all right. So, you know, I, I recall, you know, during when COVID was at its height certainly in the, in the cardiovascular realm that I was involved with we were seeing, we were not seeing patients in the ER because people were afraid to go in and to the ER for whatever emergency situation they may have because they figured it would only get more complicated. Did you see that as well?

In other words, pediatric patients that probably should have shown up in the ER but didn't because of an extenuating circumstance like COVID?

In other words, pediatric patients that probably should have shown up in the ER but didn't because of an extenuating circumstance like COVID?

just an hour yeah right right right yeah so they're trying to be a little bit more proactive on one end right but we've definitely seen that a subset of kids who were presenting pretty late who were really really sick yeah yeah okay let's talk a little bit more about seasonal variations um Okay, so all of a sudden spring hits and summer hits.

just an hour yeah right right right yeah so they're trying to be a little bit more proactive on one end right but we've definitely seen that a subset of kids who were presenting pretty late who were really really sick yeah yeah okay let's talk a little bit more about seasonal variations um Okay, so all of a sudden spring hits and summer hits.

And I'm assuming, but you correct me if I'm wrong, that you see more falls, you see more broken bones, because kids are on bicycles, et cetera, et cetera. Talk to me about that.

And I'm assuming, but you correct me if I'm wrong, that you see more falls, you see more broken bones, because kids are on bicycles, et cetera, et cetera. Talk to me about that.

So what surprises you? In your career, what are some of the cases that have, in the emergency room, that have surprised you?

So what surprises you? In your career, what are some of the cases that have, in the emergency room, that have surprised you?

Yeah. Well, interesting. Yeah, for sure. Yeah. So, all right. So let's, let's talk about screening for potential abuse. So I'm going to tell a quick story here. When, when our son was, was young, really quite young, he was bouncing up and down on, on our bed. And anyway, make a long story short, he fell literally on the bed, but

Yeah. Well, interesting. Yeah, for sure. Yeah. So, all right. So let's, let's talk about screening for potential abuse. So I'm going to tell a quick story here. When, when our son was, was young, really quite young, he was bouncing up and down on, on our bed. And anyway, make a long story short, he fell literally on the bed, but

it turns out that he twisted his leg a certain way and boom, he had like a hairline stress fracture. So we brought him in because, et cetera, into the emergency department. And I remember distinctly, I believe it was a physician or a nurse, I can't remember at the time, but asked me to come into a different room And they asked me what the story was, you know, how, how this happened.

it turns out that he twisted his leg a certain way and boom, he had like a hairline stress fracture. So we brought him in because, et cetera, into the emergency department. And I remember distinctly, I believe it was a physician or a nurse, I can't remember at the time, but asked me to come into a different room And they asked me what the story was, you know, how, how this happened.

It turns out that they also did the exact same thing with, with my wife to see, to make sure that our stories coincided. Okay. They were, they were right. Okay, so tell me, and I assume that they were, you know, at the time they were looking to see, okay, what's going on here? What do you do today? Similar type of thing?

It turns out that they also did the exact same thing with, with my wife to see, to make sure that our stories coincided. Okay. They were, they were right. Okay, so tell me, and I assume that they were, you know, at the time they were looking to see, okay, what's going on here? What do you do today? Similar type of thing?

You know, for years and years, I worked with Dr. Robert Tanbenso, who is now passed on, but he was an international expert in the area of child abuse and neglect. And we testified in particular child abuse cases. And one of the classics that I remember distinctly that Robert was asked about was a child who fell down the stairs