I peeled an onion and ended up in the emergency room in serious trouble - and it can happen to anybody A home cook's attempt to make a comforting meal took a terrifying turn after a tiny piece of onion root splintered off into her thumb and landed her in the emergency room with a serious infection.
Sharing the terrifying ordeal on Reddit, the unsuspecting victim explained that she had simply been making arroz caldo when disaster struck and her 'life flashed before [her] eyes'.
Sharing the terrifying ordeal, the unsuspecting victim explained that she had simply been making arroz caldo, a chicken soup, when disaster struck.
Advised to seek urgent in-person care, she was prescribed oral antibiotics for phlebitis and cellulitis and directed to have the splinter removed.
Advised to seek urgent in-person care, she was prescribed oral antibiotics and directed to have the splinter removed.
