Dr. Mark Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 I love holiday weekends. Just had a kid come in my ER that was extremely drunk and driving the wrong way on the interstate at 2 am. Hit an 18 wheeler head on. The trucker saw him and swerved at the last instant. Kid's car impacted the rear left wheel-pair on the cab of the semi, tearing them off the truck, and tearing the front end of the car off. Kid's car then flips down the interstate, rolling itself into a ball of totally unrecognizeable junk. EMS brings drunk kid in, in full spinal immobilization. No seatbelt. Airbag deployed. Young man is so drunk he can't even speak in complete sentences. Blood alcohol level over THREE TIMES the legal limit, up in 'alcohol poisoning' range. After extensive, expensive workup, including X rays and CT scans of everything.... Kid has only a nosebleed. No other injuries. Highway patrol takes doofus-head away in handcuffs. Astounding. You can't make this shit up. These are the idiots we share the highway with. Be careful out there this weekend, y'all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spirit_Rider Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 At least the idiot did not kill anyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beebop Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 (edited) Did an EMT stint while in college... nights...weekends . Never picked up at an accident scene that wasn't related to alcohol in some way. If there wasn't an obvious drunk involved then there was at least an open container or a noticeable smell of retail alcohol on a driver's breath. Down here in FL it seems like open season on bikers on NYE, St Patty's or May, 5....Pre and post baseball/football game traffic is alost as bad. Edited July 1, 2012 by beebop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 Amazing when God spares the lives of these drunk idiots Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hork Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 No seat belt even...... And the key word: extensive, EXPENSIVE work up. Wonder what will happen under Obamacare? Will there be enough Obama Dollars to have done this work up on this Darwin Awards candidate? Hork Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndianDave Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 ..... And the key word: extensive, EXPENSIVE Hork That's two words... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whadayawant Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 Amazing when God spares the lives of these drunk idiots Th' Lord looks after children, drunks, and fools. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hasbin Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 Th' Lord looks after children, drunks, and fools. Some, like this guy hit the Tri-feckta 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scalper38 Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 My theory is someone passed out drunk is so limp that the impact somehow doesn't hurt them as it would the person who is tensed up expecting the impact. Maybe Doc can let us know if they cover theoretical medicine in medical school! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hork Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 That's two words... The word in ALL CAPS you prick!!!! Where you been? Hork Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiefin Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 Th' Lord looks after children, drunks, and fools. Seems I have nailed two outa three,,,, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hasbin Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 Seems I have nailed two outa three,,,, Chiefin, acting like a child qualifies... YOU HIT THE TRI-FECTA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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