Steven's car (okay, his dad's old van) was rear-ended by an SUV following too close while stopped in a line of cars behind a jerk making an illegal left turn on Independence near the Parker Road Tom Thumb. Thank heaven Steven, Ryan, and Jason were all wearing seat belts. They each got an ambulance ride to Plano Med Center, and the car was towed away in bad shape. Ryan has contusions on his knee, but no fractures showed up in the xrays. He was in the "captain's chair" that became unhooked from the floor of the van and fell over backward. Jason was in the front passenger seat, and had just turned his head to compliment Steven on stopping safely when they were hit. His xrays were okay, but he has lots of neck and back pain and Vicodin. Since Steven could not remember the impact, the police sent him to the ER. He knew he had braked safely to a stop. He knew he climbed out the car window because the doors wouldn't open. He just couldn't remember the actual impact. He had an xray, then a cat scan. Steven's okay, too, but we have to watch for warning signs of head injury, such as "Decreased interest in sex." Yikes.
My thought is to never post about ERs again! It's a bad sign when you recognize the ER doctor and the guy pushing your gurney to xray.
The voice on the hospital intercom calling for "Respiratory STAT" sounded just like Slim Pickins in Dr. Strangelove.
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