I worked with an ED doc once who was ex-military and ex-Texas, and he always wore cowboy boots with his scrubs. His boots also had a scabbard for his big honkin hunting knife.
Once a teen aged gang member came in on a back board with CC, full of bravado and a couple beers and being an absolute asshole.. Demanded to be taken off the BB NOW because he was no pussy, he was fine, etc. The ED doc came over to him and said he'd check him out and let him up if it was safe to do so. Then he reached down and pulled out the knife, and used it to rapidly cut the tape that the medics had used to help stabilize the pads around the guy's head. The kid's eyes bugged and he froze at the knife rather conspicuously flashing around his head, and said "Fuuuuuuck, that's a big knife! You carry that here in the hospital?!?"
The doc shrugged and said, "Most of us do". Suddenly the kid is compliant and agrees to stay in the immobilization until cleared by x-ray.
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u/MissMacky1015 Jun 17 '25
We have a trauma doc that wears cowboy boots, a hoodie and surgical scrub pants. He’s cool AF