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Rarotonga. Auckland.
The first completely missed the exploded vertebrae in their x-rays (and were none to gentle acquiring them) and sent him back sitting in cattle class wearing a too-large neck brace.
The second reportedly had a maniac ambulance driver and a whole lot of staff not trained in handling spinal/neck injuries. They got the halo put on him on Friday (after which they reportedly felt any further care in handling was unnecessary), but 'the vest has to be done by orthopedics' and orthopedics don't work after hours - or weekends. People don;t stop getting injured just because it's the weekend y'know!
FFS. He could have been down here on Monday. As it was he got the vest put on Monday, and transferred down by the Flying Doctor Service (did you know NZ had one of those? We didn't). Currently in Chch Public Hospital, where he seems to have been lucky enough to be placed in the care of someone with spinal experience. She was demonstrating how to wash under the vest for my mother (and a couple of nursing students), something Auckland had neglected to bother with.
All going well they will get him on his feet tomorrow, remove the catheter and send him home Friday. Where he can look forward to a further 12 weeks of not being able to turn his head or do any activities requiring same. He may be back in just a neck brace in time for sisters wedding in November.
Anyway, having by some miracle made it this far (mother reckons the two grandmothers don;t want to see him again just yet) he should make a full, if slow, recovery.
The first completely missed the exploded vertebrae in their x-rays (and were none to gentle acquiring them) and sent him back sitting in cattle class wearing a too-large neck brace.
The second reportedly had a maniac ambulance driver and a whole lot of staff not trained in handling spinal/neck injuries. They got the halo put on him on Friday (after which they reportedly felt any further care in handling was unnecessary), but 'the vest has to be done by orthopedics' and orthopedics don't work after hours - or weekends. People don;t stop getting injured just because it's the weekend y'know!
FFS. He could have been down here on Monday. As it was he got the vest put on Monday, and transferred down by the Flying Doctor Service (did you know NZ had one of those? We didn't). Currently in Chch Public Hospital, where he seems to have been lucky enough to be placed in the care of someone with spinal experience. She was demonstrating how to wash under the vest for my mother (and a couple of nursing students), something Auckland had neglected to bother with.
All going well they will get him on his feet tomorrow, remove the catheter and send him home Friday. Where he can look forward to a further 12 weeks of not being able to turn his head or do any activities requiring same. He may be back in just a neck brace in time for sisters wedding in November.
Anyway, having by some miracle made it this far (mother reckons the two grandmothers don;t want to see him again just yet) he should make a full, if slow, recovery.
