PPUM Pediatrics Emergency Department
Being a mom proves to be the hardest job in the world. Accidents do happen but when they actually happened, most people will panic and unsure what to do. And when it involves kids, and being the mother of the only child, with no prior emergency experience, this is a traumatizing and frightening episode and a lesson for me to learn. My 3.5 years old girl was being very curious and naughty that fateful day. She stood on the chair and play with my massage oil and containers and broke one of the small glass cups and when she panicked she came down from the chair and stepped on the broken glass. She was bleeding a lot and crying. Since this happened at about 10.30pm, my first response was to drive her to a 24-hour clinic. So, we went to the 24-hour Mediviron clinic but was turned away by the nurses, stating that her case is very serious and need to be referred to a hospital instead. My mind at that time was running at full speed. I wasn't sure which hospital to go as