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A '''paper cut''' is a life-threatening condition caused when a lethal weapon (paper) slices a person's skin and puts a patient at risk of exsanguination.  Though sucking on, putting a Band-Aid, or having mommy kiss the afflicted finger are good interventions, it is best to head to the nearest emergency room or, better, hospice.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2015/04/palliative-care/ After Another Horrid Shift, Doctor Calls Palliative Care on Self, Goes Home with Hospice]</ref>  As most victims will not survive a life-ending paper cut, it is best that these patients are made DNR/DNI<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2014/09/medical-team/ Medical Team Confused as Patient Made DNR Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays]</ref> and palliative care be involved from the get-go.  In a best case scenario, a paper cut still requires amputation.  As paper cuts are extremely painful, narcotics are a must for any patient.
  
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A '''paper cut''' is a life-threatening condition caused when a lethal weapon (paper) slices a person's skin and puts a patient at risk of exsanguination.  Though sucking on, putting a Band-Aid, or having mommy kiss the afflicted [[Finger Food|finger]] are good interventions, it is best to head to the nearest [[Emergency Room|emergency room]] or, better, hospice.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2015/04/palliative-care/ After Another Horrid Shift, Doctor Calls Palliative Care on Self, Goes Home with Hospice (Gomerblog)]</ref>  As most victims will not survive a life-ending '''paper cut''', it is best that these patients are made [[DNR]]/DNI<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2014/09/medical-team/ Medical Team Confused as Patient Made DNR Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays (Gomerblog)]</ref> and palliative care be involved from the get-go.  In a best case scenario, a paper cut still requires [[Autoamputation|amputation]].  As '''paper cuts''' are extremely painful, [http://gomerblog.com/2014/01/percocet/ narcotics] are a must for any patient.
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Do not present to a level VIII trauma center as a '''paper cut''' might be too complex for them to handle.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2017/09/level-viii-trauma-center/ Level VIII Trauma Center Can Only Take Care of Paper Cuts Really (Gomerblog)]</ref>
 
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* [[4" x 4" Gauze]]
 
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* [[Blood]]
 
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* [[Blood Consent Form]]
 
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* [[Blood Types]]
 
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Revision as of 13:02, 14 July 2016

A paper cut is a life-threatening condition caused when a lethal weapon (paper) slices a person's skin and puts a patient at risk of exsanguination. Though sucking on, putting a Band-Aid, or having mommy kiss the afflicted finger are good interventions, it is best to head to the nearest emergency room or, better, hospice.[1] As most victims will not survive a life-ending paper cut, it is best that these patients are made DNR/DNI[2] and palliative care be involved from the get-go. In a best case scenario, a paper cut still requires amputation. As paper cuts are extremely painful, narcotics are a must for any patient.

References:
  1. ↑ After Another Horrid Shift, Doctor Calls Palliative Care on Self, Goes Home with Hospice
  2. ↑ Medical Team Confused as Patient Made DNR Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays


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