Hey, Nurse Practitioner Donna Campbell!
How many people come to UHS with winter injuries?
December 12, 2007
As if uneven bricks and cobblestones weren’t treacherous enough, the wintry mix coating the campus is making getting to lecture (or worse—wobbling to final clubs in heels) downright perilous. But don’t add trendy tractional hiking boots to your non-denominational holiday gift list yet—FM went to UHS to see how much danger we’re really in.
“In terms of slipping and falling on the ice or something, you’re probably going to be more concerned with the elderly, people who might break their hip in a fall. The young and the healthy, yeah, you fall and end up with a sore shin and bruise on your bum, but your youth tends to protect you from more serious injuries.”
There you have it: some good cover-up and a high pain tolerance should ward of the danger until your 50th reunion—just be sure to pack your shin guards when that time rolls around.
“In terms of slipping and falling on the ice or something, you’re probably going to be more concerned with the elderly, people who might break their hip in a fall. The young and the healthy, yeah, you fall and end up with a sore shin and bruise on your bum, but your youth tends to protect you from more serious injuries.”
There you have it: some good cover-up and a high pain tolerance should ward of the danger until your 50th reunion—just be sure to pack your shin guards when that time rolls around.
