It’s All In The Broken Wrist
Bizarre, Georgia, Health & Body, Pharmacy, USA | Right | January 3, 2020
(I am a pharmacy tech. A man comes up to the counter cradling his right hand.)
Customer: “Can you tell me which of these braces would be best for this?”
(He gestures to his hand, which is bruised, swollen, and has a large cut between two of his knuckles.)
Me: “I’ll be honest; it looks pretty broken.”
Customer: “Yeah, I think it is. It feels like there are rice krispies in there. The wrist ones don’t really help much, so I need one that goes all the way up. So, which one do you think would be best?”
Me: “I recommend going to a doctor and having it professionally set. None of the braces are going to do anything except help it heal wrong.”
Customer: “So, none of them?”
Me: “No, you need to be seen by a doctor.”
Customer: “Okay.”
(He then wandered back over and looked at the wrist braces some more, all the time holding his broken hand limp by his side.)
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