Growing up

I was officially a second year post graduate student on the 1st of June. Started off that with a one day break ; haks.. I only knew why i needed the break after enduring my first 2 days on the night shift in the resuscitation zone of the Accident and Emergency department. Although it was just for 10 hours ( 10pm - 8am ) It was ONE HELL of a shift !!!!

Remember scenes from ER where the patient pushed in by paramedics or the ambulance , and doctors with nurses rushing to them ? Well , imagine now not doctors.. but ONLY me the doctor attaining the patient! Yes , there is only one doctor stationed in the resus area and because I am from the Anesthesia team - I am expected to be competent enough to provide the immediate acute care ! A challenge which I am trying to take it positively...

I was on my feet the whole of that 10 hours ! haks.. PAtients keep coming in from everywhere. Fresh trauma .. upper GI bleed ... Myocardial Infarction.. Intracerebral bleed... you name it ! I've learned more management of trauma in the last 2 nights alone !! These unfortunate ones ; they sometimes arrive at the same time ; thus forcing me to do 2ndary triage and attend which was more urgent. I was totally flabbergasted I must say !! haks !! It was in a way ..hmm.. ( macam psycho pulak bagitau macam ni ) ..chaotic fun... heks at the same time , stressing your heart and mind so much that immediately after the shift you feel so much weight relieved !!!

Saturday night was the ACS ( Acut Coronary Syndrome ) night... and Sunday night was Hari APO ( Acute Pulmonary Oedema ) day... hahahaha.. and the nurses are labelling me as the "jonah" who needs to "mandi bunga" !!! hahahaha...