Archive for November, 2006
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The Doctor’s Area
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Heard in the doctor’s area of the Emergency Department just now (4am, Friday, the day after Thanksgiving)… “That dude they just put in 18 better be fucking sick or I’ll kill him.” Actually said to patient, “Hello sir, how can I help you?”
Heard 10 minutes later regarding a four month old child brought in for […]
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The Thirty-six Blade Razor
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One hears a lot about the emotional toll medicine takes on you as you go through school and residency and finally start practice. I was just looking at my schedule for the Thanksgiving and Christmas Holiday season. Damn. I don’t have holidays anymore. I don’t have weekends either. In the next three weeks I’ll be […]
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The Letter v. The Spirit of the Law
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Got a rather panicky call on the radio from some out-of-county EMTs the other night. They had been called to a roll-over MVA with two young women who appeared injured, perhaps badly. One was acting “heady”- she appeared lethargic and exhibited repetitive questioning. She had an obvious bonk on the head without a laceration but […]
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Frogger
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Seen as I pulled into the parking lot at the ED two days ago- a real life “Frogger” game. If you don’t remember the classic arcade game click the link above.
On a bike two sizes too small for him, without a helmet, and with a cane grasped across the front handlebars, was a fifty […]
