Bentham Posted March 7, 2014 Posted March 7, 2014 When my kid was about 1 1/2, several years ago, he fell on his face putting a gash at the bridge of his nose. We took him to an urgent care. They stiched the wound while my wife and I held him down for about 20 minutes. They didn't use an anesthetic. I assumed that they didn't use anesthetics because of his age and because they had legitimate concerns about side-effects, but now I'm more sceptical. Did I do the right thing in allowing them to not use anesthecis? If not, what can I do in the future to ensure I do the right thing in this kind of situation? Thanks.
Wuzzums Posted March 7, 2014 Posted March 7, 2014 Depends. Medically speaking: yes. Psychologically speaking: ask him. He might not even remember it if it wasn't that traumatic. And if it was, talk to him about it.
Prairie Posted March 9, 2014 Posted March 9, 2014 Something interesting I realized: the assumption that the child's nose must heal nearly perfectly so that it's out of the question not doing the stitches and some less-painful method of having it heal.
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