Hohohhhhh
Done! One wish in my list down! - to experience the life of an on-calling doctor.. =D
Basically it is like a routine -
Rushed our dinner, get into the hospital, steal some scrubs, then make our way to the MaxFax ward, changing over...
A list of tasks was then given, with a summary of patients’ details.
The 1st hour is most chaotic as we didn’t know what was going on in the ward. Spent 2 hours working out what need to be done depending on the urgency of the cases, looking at the X-rays taken from the other departments (not even knowing what we’re looking for), answering the nurses’ queries while not knowing much about the patients, cleaning up the mess that was left behind by the previous SHO in charged. Then, we'll be spending the whole night answering the bleep, changing fluids, assessing A&E patients, making decisions, suturing, etc.......
If we are lucky enough, we might get some sleep as there is a dorm for the doctors on-call, however we will have to make sure that we don't fall dead asleep and not answering the bleep.
Tuesday 7 September 2010
Fun Night Calls ^^
The hospital is very quiet at night, most of the time will be just the 2 of us walking at the corridor rushing to B1 / H2 / I5/ wards, HDU, ICU, A&E....... Well.. i sort of like it as no one will be blocking our way =p
As we have to cover ENT as well, we get cases such as stitching an ear back too while we have got no training of suturing an ear! So WH will just have to be flexible then. Had a few patients coming in with fat swollen face from trauma.
As we have to cover ENT as well, we get cases such as stitching an ear back too while we have got no training of suturing an ear! So WH will just have to be flexible then. Had a few patients coming in with fat swollen face from trauma.
The best part is to follow the consultants for a ward round in the next morning. Some consultants are kind enough to give constructive comments and to explain. We are lucky enough to have a MaxFax consultant who is humble and patient.
The highlight of the whole weekend is to watch the consultant and his registrar draining a haematoma (clotted blood) through an open flap at a woman's scapula. We stood there for almost half an hour watching some blob of blood oozing out from her back. Wish i get to do it =p
Last night shift went very slow as it was a quiet Sunday. No complaints...
After few days of on-call, we're both knackered. Especially Ah Hong who was under the pressure. Yet, we did enjoyed the nights and i did gained a lot by just watching and giving a hand, trying to make myself a little bit more useful. =D
Had a day off and i am already missing the hospital! It feels kinda odd sleeping on my bed again...
A bit crazy... =s
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