Narrative Response Essay

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Narrative Response Case Study Kim Hoodie Case Study Number One: Richard Richard is a 50 year old father that spent time fishing with his family in the bounty waters. His day was going well as his son caught a northern pike. As the fish was brought to the boat it came off the hook and landed in the canoe where Richard got the fish on the stringer, but in the process the fish bit his finger. Four days later he is receiving antibiotics in an Emergency Room. The reasoning for the infection to spread prior to his emergency room visit will be pointed out in the following narrative along with the answers to the remaining questions. That day of fishing Richard’s son caught a large northern pike. As the fish was brought in, it had came off the hook and landed on the bottom of the canoe. Richard managed to subdue the fish and put it on the stringer, but in the process, the fish bit his finger. This caused a puncture and some bleeding at the base of the finger on the right ring finger. The wound was then washed with boiled water and a Band-Aid was applied which he wore for one day until the bleeding stopped. At the moment the protective skin barrier was broken, the punctured wound at the base of the finger gave a direct pathway for a microorganism. Richard was unknown that a tooth from the fish was embedded in the puncture wound. The embedded tooth was full of germs which led to the infection. No antibacterial ointment was ever applied to the wound, only the Band-Aid for one day. The inflammation response was initiated when he was bitten by the fish. Five days after the injury occurrence, Richard came home and showed his wife his hand and arm. Richard’s wound was swollen and white with pus. His arm also now had red streaks all the way to the shoulder. Which could have indicated Lymphgitis. (Which was never said but could have been a possibility?) They immediately
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