Accident & Emergency May 10, 2008
Posted by Riz in Hospital.Tags: 911, A&E, ER
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I was supposed to write something other than medicine for a change but I was just rearranging the ton of notes that had accumulated on my bed and I came across this random article I had written on one of the papers a few months ago while I was in A & E.
I’ve just completed a month in the most happening place (Accident and Emergency) in a hospital and moved on to the one place (Paediatrics) I wasn’t particularly looking forward to throughout the year. And along with me I carry a memory here and a memory there. I did so many ‘cool’ things during this previous posting which I only used to dream about (yes, med students can end up dreaming about the hospital itself).
For instance, there was the day when I got to administer CPR on a dying lady who managed to live, and on the baby which unfortunately didn’t.
Ok, ok…I’ll switch to the lighter moments such as where I made an utter fool of myself in front of a patient by describing to them an x-ray thinking it belonged to someone else. *takes a mental note: -never see the x-ray of a patient without getting a history and a physical first* also was the moment where I cut myself trying to break open a vial in a fancy way, and the several injections I poked into others without a care in the world lol. I finally got some proper practice to fine tune my ability to suture people up and even better practice on how to avoid my ears getting blown away when some of the patients scream at the top of their lungs. There’s a rumour that goes around in my hospital which claims Bangladeshis and Egyptians are the most pain-sensitive of all humans- A & E does make that rumour hold true. Oh and these were the days when my white coats would regularly end up being stained with blood while assisting emergency amputations.
Overall though, it’s been one place where my heart has really been satisfied with. The one department in the hospital which I can honestly say I left unwillingly. It’s the one field that’s got me really attracted towards for a life-long career and yet I ponder now whether the stress and pay will be worth the toll or whether it was just something I enjoyed because it was temporary and had cool working hours.
Before I conclude, here’s a take-home message for you all: We have all seen on tv (specially in indian movies) that famous celebrity lying in the ER with a monitor attached to him that suddenly shows a flat line for the ECG and you hear the nurse scream “Help! He’s dying!!!”. Then out of nowhere these amazing doctors come up and shock him magically back in to life. Well next time that happens, remember that’s just bull. You don’t shock a flat line, unless you want to make sure he remains dead.
Some how you finally managed to clean the dust of ur blog ha ?*coughs* anyways Congratulations! on breaking the world record and putting up a another boring medical posts
seriously, but you have to be sure to write at least one teeny weeny thing once in every 10 days, okay? *eyes Riz and spots him nods cutely* aww……good (did you say I’m bossy? 
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Was there a purpose behind this article? *EVIL LAUGH*. Okay whatever… I’m going to comment on some other posts of urs… Toodle oo
Yes you are
(response to sugarbums question ” did you say I’m bossy? ” )
Btw Riz am I clogging up your comments areas? Oh well
.. I wouldn’t know how it feels since no one ever clogged up my friend Sugarbums comments area like this before (crying face episode)
Celebrity part is hilarious dude hahaha… oh it makes me laugh whenever I remember it. never noticed it before though! Lol….. Well, I gotta thank you for being a good blogger by posting some interesting articles every few weeks, which makes us a happier, hehe. some real nice stuff. u got awesome stories lol keep blogging, Cheerz
Hey dude I found my way over here via…somebody else’s blog, Sorry, never noticed it before and I just wanted to say hi.great posts, keep going!Ttyl
Mubarok!
Ah! I finally found time to come here, good entry about A & E, but this x-ray scene sounds bit complicated my dear, Could you please elaborate a bit more on that and I’ll be happy to look into it further,Thnx…. you’re da man! Make us proud! Go tiger!
I’m so happy for you my dear!! i love reading young ppl’s work….cant wait to read your next article,Your name shall be remembered and respected for generations to come
salam alaikoum… ive been on my cousins blog and she suggested urs to me and said ud lyk arabs lol(bcoz iam one too) so thats what im doing! ROCK ON…! UR SITES COOOOOL! heard ur learning arabic sounds gr8! I wouldn’t mind commenting again as long I get something in return from u lolz
9 comments!!! …and i thought this article was a big flop. thanks everyone
Hi Dubai, i think sugarbum has something in return 4 u.
hi- dubai : oh a new face! *hugz* welcome aboard sista! hmmm, well.. well.. inside information told me that you go crazy over RIZ * winks* or am i mistaken?
so, I won’t reply to what u have written above… well I guess u can read my mind ya?..!! :@ <—- Angry smiley !!!
agree to what Riz had written though…
I do have something in return for you sweetheart( a Rocket Launcher to be sticked n ur fat ass lolz)