Casualty
Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2019 5:02 pm
Casualty
My dad had a fall and broke his thigh bone, so the last ten days I have been mainly at the hospital. He had surgery to place some metal work to the bone. My dad is ninety and has dementia. He was extremely distressed and was dependant on a range of public service workers who rarely get commended for making such a massive difference to lives of people as they go through these experiences and accidents.
The first people to help were the fire service, who had to break into my dad’s house. They managed to do this, whilst causing minimal damage to the door. The ambulance service helped my dad with pain and his severe injury meant that morphine was the best option. 48 hours later he had surgery, and then for five days looked often confused and distressed not knowing where he was. Each day he was cheered up by staff of many levels, trying to make his hospital experience as bearable as possible.
The surgery was slow in coming, we were forced to wait 48hrs in the emergency department – but the compassion and brightness of staff making him feel well cared for which was difficult as I watched an over-stretched staff tired and under pressure showing such dedication. I came away with renewed respect for NHS staff, who although clearly pushed to their limits did their very best to help my dad get better
He has courage, and will fight to recover and now with 2 weeks in a rehab centre to help him regain his mobility to the level where he can return home safely. I must again commend the many NHS workers who have taken extra time to care for my dad and many others like him
Thanks to nurses ambulance staff
Arthur Brown
My dad had a fall and broke his thigh bone, so the last ten days I have been mainly at the hospital. He had surgery to place some metal work to the bone. My dad is ninety and has dementia. He was extremely distressed and was dependant on a range of public service workers who rarely get commended for making such a massive difference to lives of people as they go through these experiences and accidents.
The first people to help were the fire service, who had to break into my dad’s house. They managed to do this, whilst causing minimal damage to the door. The ambulance service helped my dad with pain and his severe injury meant that morphine was the best option. 48 hours later he had surgery, and then for five days looked often confused and distressed not knowing where he was. Each day he was cheered up by staff of many levels, trying to make his hospital experience as bearable as possible.
The surgery was slow in coming, we were forced to wait 48hrs in the emergency department – but the compassion and brightness of staff making him feel well cared for which was difficult as I watched an over-stretched staff tired and under pressure showing such dedication. I came away with renewed respect for NHS staff, who although clearly pushed to their limits did their very best to help my dad get better
He has courage, and will fight to recover and now with 2 weeks in a rehab centre to help him regain his mobility to the level where he can return home safely. I must again commend the many NHS workers who have taken extra time to care for my dad and many others like him
Thanks to nurses ambulance staff
Arthur Brown