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Specializes in Home Health,Dialysis, MDS, School Nurse.

I'm currently reviewing the health history forms we send out at the beginning of each year and making my health concerns list. One question on the form is to list any previous fractures and what area/bone. One form lists "both thumbs" :cautious: I'm thinking - Did he not pay the mob boss??? Gambling debts??? What's the story here??

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Specializes in IMC, school nursing.

He tried to get his hamster out of a gym shoe...

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Specializes in School Nurse.

I think his sweet sister was trying to help him stay on the monkey bars, so she tied his thumbs so he wouldn't fall.

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Specializes in School nursing.

Ha! My father actually broke 8 of his fingers (every one except the thumbs!) when he was a teenager. He had few younger brothers close in age and for years, they were mum on what happened. My grandmother had her suspicions. 20+ years later, they confirmed that two of them (both at least 6 inches taller and 25 pounds heavier) thought it would be awesome to sit on top of my dad while he was doing push-ups in the backyard.

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Specializes in School Nursing, Public Health Nurse.

I had a health history form that said yes to hospitalization over night: elevator accident. Any serious injuries? Yes: fractured blah, blah, blah. If I wasn't horrified enough as an adult to ride an elevator I sure am now.

Edit: I admit I am glad I do not know the story.

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I am sorry, I would have to Call on that. " I was just going through my history forms and .....", lol.

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