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2017-11-09 -Lurid Crime Tales-

Medical Update: Rand Paul Sustained 6 Broken Ribs, Pleural Effusion

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Posted by Fred 2017-11-09 00:00|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top

#1 I have had a few patients with a history of multiple rib fractures wind up on a ventilator days after the injury, for a variety of reasons. Pneumonia is also a possibility since patients cannot take normal breaths.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2017-11-09 00:11|| 2017-11-09 00:11|| Front Page Top

#2 Louisville Courier-Journal added this:

Kentucky State Police charged Boucher with fourth-degree assault, which is usually reserved for incidents that result in minor injuries. If federal charges are added, Boucher could face 10 years in prison for physically attacking a politician.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2017-11-09 00:15|| 2017-11-09 00:15|| Front Page Top

#3 If federal charges are added, Boucher could face 10 years in prison for physically attacking a politician.

I'm conflicted

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2017-11-09 04:01|| 2017-11-09 04:01|| Front Page Top

#4 I think this is a blanket for all government types. You can't punch them no matter how satisfying it may be at the time. I have had a USFW special agent try to bait me into this in my past.

Posted by Eohippus Slack5175 2017-11-09 06:33|| 2017-11-09 06:33|| Front Page Top

#5 I had only one broken rib. I can't imagine having 6.

Posted by Deacon Blues 2017-11-09 06:58|| 2017-11-09 06:58|| Front Page Top

#6 A couple of years ago I spent a week in hospital.

The chart read "Very large right pleural effusion".

This condition was the result of pneumonia and hurt like hell. Totally collapsed my right lung and they had to excavate to remove all the crud.
Drained 4 liters of gunk.

My sympathy goes out to Rand Paul and hope they throw the book at Boucher.

Posted by AlanC 2017-11-09 08:11|| 2017-11-09 08:11|| Front Page Top

#7 Broken Ribs are the #1 root cause of traumatic death in the elderly. That's why the first question any care giver asks, is have you fallen? It's not that you can't get up but that you suffer lung damage and pneumonia.

The current surgical treatment takes 6 hours and is medieval. The alternative is to let them heal in place, which is OK if the bones reconnect properly but some will not. So they will reknit at odd angles. Paul is in for a lot of pain. He will likely suffer from this injury for the rest of his life.

For some reason Boucher is being undercharged when he should be institutionalized. Expect more leftist violence.

Posted by Sleatle Flase2907 2017-11-09 08:19|| 2017-11-09 08:19|| Front Page Top

#8 For some reason Boucher is being undercharged
It's not the severity of the injury that determines the charge, but the circumstances of its infliction and what can be proven. If Boucher claims there was an argument and he just pushed Paul, who fell and was injured, and there is no way to prove otherwise, the current charge may be all they can do(IANAL.)

Posted by Glenmore 2017-11-09 09:22|| 2017-11-09 09:22|| Front Page Top

#9 I broke some.
The pain meds made me vomit.

Posted by Skidmark 2017-11-09 09:24|| 2017-11-09 09:24|| Front Page Top

#10 Mmmmm...ribs.

Posted by DepotGuy 2017-11-09 09:31|| 2017-11-09 09:31|| Front Page Top

#11 Boucher’s neighbors described him as an avowed socialist known for getting into heated political arguments. Boucher’s Facebook page revealed him to hold fervent anti-Trump beliefs, stating in one post that he hopes Special Counsel Robert Mueller will “fry Trump’s gonads.”

Avowed socialist.
Gets into heated political arguments.
Wants to fry Trump's gonads.

Don't those on the left all feel this way? I might add one more: They think they are always right and never quit talking. O.K. two.

Posted by JohnQC 2017-11-09 10:32|| 2017-11-09 10:32|| Front Page Top

#12 I understand there was some displacement on the fractures. I am not a doctor, but it sounds like the ends of the bones are not aligned.

Posted by gorb 2017-11-09 13:29|| 2017-11-09 13:29|| Front Page Top

#13 Depot, the Chianti is over there
(points, then runs other way)

Posted by swksvolFF 2017-11-09 17:19|| 2017-11-09 17:19|| Front Page Top

#14 Guy ran into him from behind and broke six ribs? Sounds more like he kicked the crap out of him.

Posted by KBK 2017-11-09 22:37|| 2017-11-09 22:37|| Front Page Top

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