This is Jonathan. So I haven't written anything in a while so I think I'm due. I've been spending quite a bit of time in the ER lately completing my clinical rotations. I'm there from 7 at night to 7 in the morning. It's great being able to treat such a wide range of patients. So....this is what I've learned while being there:
If you stab your friend, and are tasered by the police, don't complain when the doctor let's the intern stitch you up. It's even better when it is my first time putting in stitches. :)
It IS possible for a Cadillac to back over a 400 lb. woman (I'm impressed just with that).....and her not suffer any major injuries except for tire marks.
If you are about to start an IV on a patient, don't tell them you are blind in your right eye and have a shaky hand. They won't find it as funny as you do.
It's never fun having to give a baby an injection, especially on a 8-month old.
Resetting broken bones is more enjoyable than you would think.
Nurses like to play practical jokes on interns....like telling you to get lung sounds and heart rhythms on the patient in Room 4. What they don't tell you is that the patient has been dead for 2 hours.
Always double-check to make sure you are drawing blood from the right patient.....even though they have plenty of blood to spare.
Changing a colostomy bag is never fun, regardless of what the doctor tries to make you think.
4 comments:
Sounds like you are a handy guy to have around. Stitches, setting bones, injections. . . who's having the most fun?
I'm looking forward to the first time you get someone who has something stuck where is shouldn't be.
So funny, I read them to Brett and we both had a good laugh.. Please feel free to share other learning moments you may have.
I am thinking that maybe I should put on 300 pounds so that I have more cushioning just "in case" I accidentally get run over by a Cadillac.
Just a thought
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