"He hadnt eaten for 3 days maam.." said the ER security guard.
The haggard man who sleeps on the stretcher right outside the ER door and adjacent to the Doctor's quarters broke the silence of the unit at 5 am with his loud breathing. He was dehydrated, bruised and covered with mud. He couldn't manage to get up.
"Doc, whered you found him?!" nur$e said.
"I couldnt sleep. He breaths so loud and like crying in pain..." replied doc.
The silence of the ER was broke with a few laughters.
Then they continued to assess the patient. He couldnt speak and all he do is mumble.
He was covered with mud like cement on his body. So they had to take him out for a bath.
The orderly guy who comes in from the maintenance unit had to undress him, soap his body and shampoo him to remove all the dirt from his body. He was even shaved.
He was thoroughly assessed unlike the other patients..lol...
Everyone's attention was on him.
He was named Mr. X
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
Friday, December 08, 2006
E-merGe!
When i was a student, "ACTION" is the first word that comes to my mind when i hear the word "Emergency Room". I was thinking of all the excitement, the anxiety, the hype, the unknown cases, the sirens of the ambulance, the heroic feeling and the drama in and out of the room...
The pressure and the challenge is always there even if theres no patient in the room. Just think of the number of bacteria flying around the area waiting for someone to prey on. And when patients come, they bring with them their blank diagnosis. It is a tough job especially if the health attendant is retarded. And when you are too good a retarded, you get a blood-stained bonus or a mucoid secretion. But the grand prize is a deadly contagious incurable disease.
It takes mind and body to accomplish tasks with ease. A wrong flip of the card might either take your patient's life or your own life. If only diseases can speak up. Like when patients get in, a tiny voice will say, "AIDS victim contracted 2006." Then it would be easier to make diagnosis and make plans and appropriate interventions.
The action is all set in. Time management is a very important task. To go there unprepared is a waste of time. But the tasks all become easy when you know the routines. It just takes some time. But KSA is a necesity or your dead!
The pressure and the challenge is always there even if theres no patient in the room. Just think of the number of bacteria flying around the area waiting for someone to prey on. And when patients come, they bring with them their blank diagnosis. It is a tough job especially if the health attendant is retarded. And when you are too good a retarded, you get a blood-stained bonus or a mucoid secretion. But the grand prize is a deadly contagious incurable disease.
It takes mind and body to accomplish tasks with ease. A wrong flip of the card might either take your patient's life or your own life. If only diseases can speak up. Like when patients get in, a tiny voice will say, "AIDS victim contracted 2006." Then it would be easier to make diagnosis and make plans and appropriate interventions.
The action is all set in. Time management is a very important task. To go there unprepared is a waste of time. But the tasks all become easy when you know the routines. It just takes some time. But KSA is a necesity or your dead!
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