First Patrol: A Cold War Chronicle at the Dawn of Polaris Missile Submarine Patrols by Michael J. Pastore & Philip L. Munck

Author:Michael J. Pastore & Philip L. Munck [Pastore, Michael J. & Munck, Philip L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
ISBN: 9798559887654
Google: IecLzgEACAAJ
Amazon: B08NMG2VV2
Published: 2020-11-16T00:00:00+00:00

Medical Drama

Don had an interesting story to tell. An electrician wanted a small mole on his forehead removed. Don felt he could just slice it off—leaving a small scar. For such a simple task, he didn't ask for Doc Taylor’s assistance. Don described laying out his instruments. Both doctor and patient put on surgical gowns and caps.

Anesthetizing the mole with a shot of Novocain, he surgically removed it, covering the wound with a cauterizing agent. To his horror, the bleeding didn’t stop. It was worse than a razor cut. Feeling blood run down his face, the electrician got agitated. Saying soothing words to calm his patient, Don stopped the bleeding with his left thumb. With his free hand, he opened a drawer to look for wet surgical tape, mentally cursing himself for not having Doc Taylor assist.

His patient became more agitated. Don was afraid he would go into shock. Somehow, he got a piece of tape onto a wad of gauze and dipped it in the cauterizing agent. Then, he tightly taped it over the patient's wound. It stopped the bleeding! Don put the upset electrician into a Sick Bay bunk to calm down. He released him just before lunch.

Don’s story of medical drama helped me put this loss of the Type11 strategic drama into some real-life context.

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