Mr. Bean

Last night an emergency came to the clinic. It's every parent's nightmare. No, it wasn't malaria. It wasn't a burn or even a bad cough. This child put something in his body that wasn't supposed to be there. He put a bean in his nose and the parents couldn't get it out! How many of you have had a child do something like that? I had a friend who ate a barbie shoe. I'm sure there are many stories like that. Dr. Tom tried to get the bean out, but the child wouldn't stop fighting him. So he gave him a sedative and went back a bit later to try again. However, this child was a fighter and the sedative didn't work. He screamed the whole time! Fortunately, Tom eventually got the bean out. Unfortunately, the child had put two more in there so much to Tom's dismay (and the child's) he had more work to do. All is well and the little boy went home, three beans lighter than when he came.