Patient-162
No Medical Care and None of His Prescription Medications for 8 days at Sunrise Hospital
Patient-162 is a child whose fingers were injured in a door. Sunrise Children's Hospital left him in a room, bleeding, for hours with no towels or supplies. They finally gave him stitches, but the family says the hospital should be shut down.
Patient-162 is a child whose fingers were injured in a door. His parents took him to Sunrise Children's Hospital.
His hand was bleeding, but the hospital left him in a room for hours, with no towels or other supplies.
The family said:
My baby accidentally closed his fingers in the door. His fingers were bleeding.
They just put us in a room for hours with no towels or nothing.
They just let my baby bleed until they finally came and gave him stitches.
This hospital (Sunrise Children's Hospital) and the main hospital (for adults) is pathetic.
Just burn the whole hospital down.
I told my family to let me die before ever taking me to this hospital for treatment.
Note to Readers about
When Your Child's Cut Might Need Stitches
There are many websites with information about what to do if your child is injured and might need stitches.
On the website called BabyCenter.com, they provide these tips.
You'll also want to take your child to the doctor or emergency department if the cut:
- Is spurting blood or if it's bleeding and you can't stop it within 10 minutes by applying firm pressure with a clean cloth or bandage
- Has debris, such as dirt or gravel, that doesn't wash away with soap and warm water is embedded in the wound
- Is a puncture wound or was caused by a dirty or rusty object
- Was caused by a bite from an animal bite or a human bite
- Has an object in it, like a piece of wood or plastic
- Is close to the eye
- Is on the face, to minimize scarring
- Is on a palm or finger – even if the cut isn't very large – because the skin is taut and may need stitches to heal
If you’re not sure, it’s always better to err on the side of caution and go to a medical provider for evaluation.
Patient-162 is a child whose fingers were injured in a door. Sunrise Children's Hospital left him in a room, bleeding, for hours with no towels or supplies. They finally gave him stitches, but the family says the hospital should be shut down.
Just say NO to Sunrise Hospital
Finger Injuries in Children
REMINDER: The contents of this website do not constitute medical advice. Always seek the advice of a physician or other qualified health provider with any questions regarding a medical condition.
There are many websites with tips and helpful information about finger injuries in children. The following list of comments is from the website called KidsFirstDocs.com.
When to Call for Finger Injury
Call Doctor or Seek Care Now
Skin is split open or gaping and may need stitches
Large swelling is present
Blood under a nail is causing more than mild pain
Fingernail is torn off
Base of nail has popped out from under the skin fold
Cut over knuckle of hand
Skin is cut and No past tetanus shots. Note: tetanus is the "T" in DTaP, TdaP, or Td vaccines.
Dirt in the wound is not gone after 15 minutes of scrubbing
Can't open and close the hand or use the fingers normally
Severe pain and not better 2 hours after taking pain medicine
Age less than 1 year old
You think your child has a serious injury
You think your child needs to be seen, and the problem is urgent
Contact Doctor Within 24 Hours
Dirty cut or hard to clean and no tetanus shot in more than 5 years
Clean cut and no tetanus shot in more than 10 years
You think your child needs to be seen, but the problem is not urgent
Contact Doctor During Office Hours
Pain not better after 3 days
Not using the finger normally after 2 weeks
You have other questions or concerns
Get more information at https://kidsfirstdocs.com/Finger-Injury/.