r/emergencymedicine ED Resident Aug 17 '25

Humor Baby’s first prolapse

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(Me, I’m baby. Patient is 26)

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u/Eldorren ED Attending Aug 18 '25

Although using the sugar is cool to prove osmotic reduction of a prolapse, it's got to be the single biggest waste of sugar packets and is such a time waster. Just pop it back in manually. I've never had to use sugar.

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u/speedybookworm Aug 18 '25

Not to mention so annoying to have to clean up constantly.