We had travelled to Strabane on our holidays and within 2 hours of being at his granny's house, a neighbour's dog jumped over the wall and bit my three & a half year old son in the eye.
We took him to A&E, which was extremely busy but was seen within an hour. From the first nurse we seen we received excellent care. They were so calming and kind to him. Completely putting him at ease.
The doctor contacted the plastic surgeon on call and from that they decided to admit us for the night and scheduled surgery the next morning. We were taken to the ward very quickly to which we received the best care, they couldn’t do anymore for us. We were apprehensive of giving him an anaesthetic and they said we could discuss again in the morning. They listened to us and said we could try and do the procedure under a local anaesthetic and worked with us to keep him calm to get his eye clean and stitches done which you can imagine was tough for him.
He was extremely brave but I do believe the kindness and care we were shown definitely helped in this. I honestly can’t thank all the nurses & doctors involved they were truly amazing. They even gave him gifts when leaving the hospital. We received a follow up call (which they did say they would) to check on him and how his eye was healing.
Again a massive thank you to all the staff.
You made a horrible incident more bearable.
"Our Son got bitten by a dog"
About: Altnagelvin Area Hospital / Emergency department Altnagelvin Area Hospital Emergency department Londonderry BT47 6SB Paediatrics / Ward 16 (Children's Day Case Unit) Paediatrics Ward 16 (Children's Day Case Unit) Londonderry BT47 6SB
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