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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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* [[What do you expect me to do about it?]]
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Latest revision as of 14:53, 5 October 2017

An all-too common result of a paper cut

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.


Gomerpedia Tip


Do not present to a level VIII trauma center as a paper cut might be too complex for them to handle.[3]


Related Reading



References


  1. Jump up After Another Horrid Shift, Doctor Calls Palliative Care on Self, Goes Home with Hospice (Gomerblog)
  2. Jump up Medical Team Confused as Patient Made DNR Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays (Gomerblog)
  3. Jump up Level VIII Trauma Center Can Only Take Care of Paper Cuts Really (Gomerblog)


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