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submitted 2 years ago by Stamets@lemmy.world to c/funny@sh.itjust.works

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[–] oatscoop@midwest.social 14 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

I had to intubate patients as part of my clinical time for paramedic, which meant time in the OR. Some surgeons would let us hang out and watch the surgery.

Orthopedic surgery sounded like a cross between a construction site and an automotive shop. Die grinders, saws, chisels, hammers, and power drills. You know those submission moves MMA fighters use to make an opponent tap out? There was a lot of that ... except the patient was unconscious and the goal was to hyper-extend those joints.

[–] flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago

Thanks! Now I'm nauseous...

[–] JPJones@startrek.website 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This one time, I got to have my femur cut mostly through with a saw then slowly bent (did you know bones are viscous?) open and filled in with bone spackle then bolted together with a plate at screws, which was unpleasant.

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

"Bone spackle" being the #5 worst part of this comment, at most, is quite a fucking achievement.