We got a male patient in his 70's today that came in covered in what looked like scratches... lots of them. Some deeper than others, many had drawn blood at some point. He was COVERED... head to toe in them. Nicks, cuts, scratches, bruises... he even had what appeared to be rug burn to his butt.
The patient is awake and with the program so we wonder what could be going on here, is it abuse or neglect? So we question the patient, who is extremely hard of hearing mind you, and he tells us his story (and the rest of the hospital with his volume level).
Him and his wife got in a fight yesterday and apparently it was an all out brawl. And I mean a serious, rolling on the floor, scratching, kicking, punching, dragging across the floor kind of fight. In your 70's? With all his injuries you'd have to wonder about the stamina in these two pistols.
Well, wife (also in her 70's) looked much the same. And the police were indeed called to the house during the "event." I don't think I want tickets to that event... I'll pass. But I do want that kind of energy when I get to their age. Who wouldn't like to be able to kick someone else's butt and live to tell the story (without a broken hip) at that age??
But seriously... when do you just call it quits.
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