Looks like ‘Snowmageddon’ finally hit – or I should say ‘is hitting’, as I believe they’re still calling for more today and tomorrow – this time without all the hoopla and forewarning … So we had two types of patients last night: Those that were really sick, and those that wanted to be really sick, …
Or something like that … It rings a distant bell for some type of math – or maybe it’s HTML coding … ??? Anyway – that’s about how much sense our new Senior ED ‘criteria’ is making right now: … If the patient is 65 or older, you must (mandatory) complete a senior assessment – …
Outside of the standard flu & psych patients … Superbowl weekend proved to be a fairly mellow one. A great crew of co-workers is always a bonus! My only gripe is this: There should be a national law that prohibits drug-seeking, drama-craving, possom-playing dingbats from presenting to the ER at 6:53am. There is no compassion …
So – after commiserating with co-workers, it has been decided … I’m not ‘demented’, depressed (*inappropriately so), or an alcoholic (*when compared to my cohorts) … so all is well! Bring on the Senior ED!!! In other news – Yoda Kei is routinely taking 4 tsp+ per feeding … way up from previous weeks … And …
I never even looked to see if it was a full moon, but based on our patients … I’d say so! This weekend’s complaints can be summed up as GI flu (never-ending!), OB (and) GYN, and Psych (Behavioral Medicine, to be P.C.) … much of it routine, some of it humorous, and some heart-wrenching (read: mid-pregnancy …
“I HAVE A(n) IDEA …” – I say (in jest) on this anniversary of a WISE man’s birthday. What about an ER based radio talk show (… late night, of course) ? “Caller – you’re on the air … What question can we help you with today?” And the next 20 minutes are spent explaining …
So amazing to think back on how very painful last weekend was (the PTSD-style flashback dreams still haunt me) and compare it to this one: The crazy, chaotic universe known as [our] ER still had it’s fair share of drama (darn 20-somethings, anyway), tragedy (patient/families learning in the ER about their new cancer diagnosis), frustration …
Had a great night in the E.D. last night. It wasn’t crazy busy – but that’s not why. I had a bunch of great patients – normal, pleasant, appreciative (ok – not all, but more than not) … how cool is that? But wait – there’s more … I had a stroke patient who came …
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