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Date Posted: Thu, August 17 2023, 17:50:06
Author: CindyG
Subject: QOTD for Friday, August 18, 2023

The following quote is from Outlander by Diana Gabaldon, chapter 3, “The Man in the Wood.” Copyright ©️1991 by Diana Gabaldon, all rights reserved.

“‘Don’t you dare to do that!’ All thought of escape submerged in professional outrage, I started forward, oblivious to the startled looks of the men around me.
‘What do you mean?’ snapped the bald man, clearly irritated by my intrusion.
‘I mean that you’ll break his arm if you do it like that,’ I snapped back. ‘Stand out of the way, please.’ I elbowed Rupert back and took hold of the patient’s wrist myself. The patient looked as surprised as the rest, but didn’t resist. His skin was very warm, but not feverish, I judged.
‘You have to get the bone of the upper arm at the proper angle before it will slip back into its joint,’ I said, grunting as I pulled the wrist up and the elbow in. The young man was sizable; his arm was heavy as lead.”

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[> I love learning things by accident in the books. It’s fascinating that you can pop a dislocated shoulder back in like that and LOVED that Claire just pushed her way in and did it! I wish I had more of her b@ll$ 😉 -- Kathy in PA, Fri, August 18 2023, 9:10:31


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[> Many kids dislocate their elbows by pulling away from an adult holding their hand. At one of my worksites I learned how to relocate the elbow. You go from kiddo screaming their head off with tears and snot flying everywhere to a startled and quiet child in about 10 seconds. It's very rewarding being able to relieve pain. We taught the parents to do it if the child was a "repeater". -- Janet, Fri, August 18 2023, 10:49:57


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[> [> My son did it on Christmas Day when he was 4, fell off the kitchen counter trying to get a cookie. We were friends with our doctor so i called him and he walked me through it over the phone and saved us a 20 mile trip to the ER! -- CindyG, Fri, August 18 2023, 13:44:29


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[> [> [> Janet and Cindy I’m impressed by you and feel bad for your kids! -- Kathy in PA, Fri, August 18 2023, 15:55:23


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[> [> [> [> I was scared to death! And my son was fine. Like Janet said, he went from screaming in pain to being fine in an instant. He’ll be 43 on Sunday! -- CindyG, Fri, August 18 2023, 18:57:02


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