ER Trip

As most of you know, Emily had a fall at school during PE yesterday.  She was running and got tripped up by another girl, fell and hit the ground. The first thing the teacher noticed was she came to him and was that she was having trouble breathing - she got the wind knocked out of her.  Then he saw her chin. I was called to make the ER decision, and as soon as I saw her I knew she had to go.  A flap of flesh (fat) was hanging out of her laceration. 

The doctor tried to push it back in so he could just glue it, but that piece just wouldn't stay in there, so after 3 doses of lidocaine (topically so no shots) she got 4 stitches.  And let me tell you, not one tear.  Her PE teacher said she didn't cry when she fell, either.  What a trooper. He must have been worried about her because he texted me while I was at the hospital to check on her. 

The doctor did ask if she blacked out, and she did not. Then last night she started complaining about her knee. And sure enough, it was swollen and bruised.

Poor thing. She did a doozy to herself.