ER
Elections Can Be Dangerous Things
We saw a gentleman in the ER last night who had been running for office. Naturally he wanted to know the results of his race, so he stayed up all night watching the election returns.
No sleep + driving = bad idea
He fell asleep while driving the next day and ran into a pole. Oops.
Who knew [...]
What is Life in the ER Really Like?
I’ve worked as an ER scribe for a little over two months. I’m often asked, “How’s the job going?” or “What’s it like in the ER?” I usually rattle off an interesting story, or talk about how difficult and stressful the job can be at times (it is getting easier though).
But no matter what I [...]
Drugs make you say funny things
One of the procedures that we often do in the ER is a “conscious sedation”. So far I’ve seen this done for placement of a central line and reductions (aka popping bones back into place). Patients are given a sedative, and instead of being completely out of out it, they stay semi-awake. They will respond [...]
ER Quote of the Day
Hospitalist to ER physician after discussing a particularly difficult case:
“Your role in the ER is to pick up the pieces of a broken health care system.”
Digest that one for a while.
Where am I? The South in the 60’s?
One of my most surreal experiences I’ve had in the ER had little to do with medicine. It’s more about how screwed up our world can be sometimes.
The story doesn’t need much commentary, so I’ll keep it to a minimum.
So, I’m working as an ER Scribe with a great doctor. The shift is fairly slow, [...]
If you’re “sick”, go to the ER
Probably the most striking thing about working the Emergency Room is how few actual “emergencies” come in. In my time spent at the ER I have only seen a few patient’s that were at risk of dying or at least serious physical injury.
