I swear I’ve done this before! Patient in Colorado films his doctor watching a YOUTUBE tutorial on how to perform medical procedure – moments before doing it on him

A Colorado man in the hospital for a broken bone revealed the moment he noticed his doctor Googling a tutorial before performing his procedure. 

Joshua Bulman, 27, had suffered a bad sprain and a small fracture in his lower leg from a skateboarding incident.

‘I was in my hospital bed when I looked over and saw the doctor watching a video on how to wrap an ankle and leg,’ Mr Bulman, a church youth pastor said.

He shared the moment on TikTok, garnering over 1.4 million views. 

In the video, Mr Bulman can be seen lying on the hospital bed before switching to his front camera. When he zoomed in on the doctor’s desk, he found the physician watching a tutorial on how to wrap a leg and ankle. 

He then switched the camera back to him, smiled, and said: ‘Okay.’ 

Joshua Bulman, a 27-year-old from Colorado, filmed his doctor watching a video tutorial before wrapping his leg after an injury

‘I just started laughing!’ Mr Bulman said. 

‘It didn’t bother me or make me nervous. We all need refreshers on how to do things in our jobs, so I saw this as normal.’

‘If anything, it actually took my mind off of the  pain and injury in a good way. I needed a little laugh and I’m thankful for that moment. This doctor was simply doing her job.’

Every year, more than 70,000 skateboarding injuries, like Mr Bulman’s, warrant a visit to the emergency room, according to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. 

Though the doctor may have seemed uncertain, the procedure went well, and Mr Bulman’s leg is healing. 

‘As I reflect on that moment, I guess I walk away with the best scenario,’ he said. ‘I was helped, and got a funny video out of it!’

Mr Bulman’s video has gained more than 150,000 likes as well as over 5,200 comments from shocked users.

In the TikTok, which garnered 1.4 million views, Mr Bulman zooms in the doctor watching the video. When he turns the camera around, he smiles and says ‘Okay’

Mr Bulman suffered a sprain and small fracture from skateboarding. More than 70,000 of these injuries result in ER visits, according to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

A user named Hope commented: ‘I would have fainted, yikes.’

Tiffie added: ‘And [the doctor] looks so stressed too.’

Ossan joked: ‘DIY bro.’

Another user said: ‘Run!! I mean… limp outta there!!’ [sic]

However, some supported the doctor’s decision to watch a tutorial.

‘I’m in medicine and trust me, you want them looking up the refresher,’ wrote Lawrence.

‘I’m a nurse and I do it all the damn time,’ said Jill.

‘We are humans, not robots,’ commented another user.