Scribe
Bad mood
I woke up today in a bad mood.
The alarm went off at 5:20. It was dark out. I didn’t have time to eat breakfast or get coffee. I crawled onto my bike and had to rush to work to make it for a 6:30 shift.
Along the way I thought about the traffic ticket I had gotten [...]
Old Person, Coumadin, and Head Trauma. A Bad Combination
80 something year-old woman, traveling down an escalator. Unwitnessed fall. Presents to the ED with contusion and small laceration to the back of the head. Patient mostly complaining of left knee pain. She is triaged to one of the less acute rooms.
The doctor I’m working with goes to see her, hears a bit of [...]
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 [...]
