Danbury ER Shift # 2

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I just arrived home from a very busy 4-8pm shift at the Danbury ER. From over 10 EKG's to vitals to lifting a transporting pt.s I was busy. I likely went through over 40 pairs of nitrile gloves. The docs , techs, P.A, were all very nice. Though I had to undress a man drenched in his own urine, I still had a overall good time. And yes... I had the proper barrier protection on as I unclothed the man. He OD on multiple things.

These rotations often make me question why I am even attempting to enter the medical field. Tonight I did some fairly lousy things with pt.s and seen some fairly lousy things. But helping people is always a nice thing to do. To me, the knowledge in emergency medicine is worth its weight in gold especially if you are the only person around a MCI or anything for that matter that can help.

One more shift May 31st 4-8 pm. I hope I get a major trauma, not that I am wishing pain of suffering upon someone, I just hope to be around when something like that comes into the ER.