My wife and I had just arrived at our holiday lodge in Galloway earlier this month when she fell and dislocated her shoulder at about 16:30. I tried to move her but I could not and she was in such pain from her left arm that she could not get up herself.
I dialled 999 and in what seemed like minutes the ambulance and paramedics arrived. I think they were based in Gatehouse of Fleet. The crew were very calm and reassuring. They expertly splinted her arm and gave her gas and air and painkillers for the pain before they gently lifted her and moved her out to the ambulance.
We were taken to Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary where my wife received truly excellent attention from all the staff. It turns out she had dislocated her shoulder and fractured the humeral tubercle which was why she was in so much pain. The consultant (whose first name was Chris) managed to manipulate her shoulder back into place under sedation and my wife was allowed home at 22:30.
A few days later my wife had a telephone consultation with the orthopaedic nurse who has arranged a followup appointment with the orthopaedic surgeon at Dumfries. We are both very grateful to all the ambulance and hospital staff who treated my wife with such professional excellence and kindness.
"A dislocated shoulder."
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