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Original: 3/26/2008 1:56 AM
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Wednesday, March 26, 2008
 

Sunday, bloody Sunday

It was Easter night.

There was a young guy who got shot five times in the the neck and chest. The bullets went through the innominate vein and aortic arch. He lost 12 liters of blood during the operation.

Then there was another old guy who got into a bad car accident. He coded in the ER, and bought himself a laparotomy. The kidney was blown and the pancreas transected.

And then there was the girl who got hit by a train. A train. Train vs. pedestrian.

There were five -- count 'em, five -- people who got drunk to the point of coma and were not surprisingly hit by cars, or found lying in the street drowning in vomit, or fell off a bridge, etc. They all got tubed.

Epinephrine drips, Swan-Ganz catheters, continuous hemodialysis...

The young guy starting seizing. Then he had a stroke.

The old guy went into rhabdomyolysis. Then he had a heart attack.

The girl's pelvis was shattered. Then her butt skin turned black and fell off.

And then there were the drunks.

For the love of God, Jesus Christ rose from the dead! Do you really have to celebrate by drinking and shooting yourself to death?

 Posted 3/26/2008 1:56 AM - 8 comments

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I once thought I wanted to be a doctor.  After reading your blog, I don't think I can ever take it.
Posted 3/26/2008 3:33 AM by magzjusz - reply

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Ok. You're really turning into a Debbie Downer. But for some good news, it looks like we're both working night shift tonight! (we're having Boba tea on Davis 7)
Posted 3/26/2008 6:50 AM by NighCole - reply

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@magzjusz - Haha!  Just don't go into general surgery.

I'm glad I wasn't on call Easter weekend, it was probably continuous hemodialysis all around.

Posted 3/26/2008 12:56 PM by franksabunch Xanga True Member Xanga Lifetime Member - reply

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it'll end in one more year, and then you have either cute kids or tummy tucks waiting for your gifted hands...

Posted 3/26/2008 5:36 PM by lostdion - reply

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easter & not st patty's day?? geez....
Posted 3/26/2008 6:40 PM by Jen109 Xanga True Member - reply

hopefully this next sunday won't be quite so bloody :)
Posted 3/26/2008 11:59 PM by annie - reply

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Wow, her butt fell off?

I could insert some seemingly heartless crack here, but I'll refrain.

On IM I cringe each time my pager goes off.  I mean my BP jumps at least 20 points if not more.  Pager induced hypertension.  Today it was going CRAZY....lucky for me it was mostly traumas.  I don't know what was going on 'round here, but it was one day I was glad I wasn't on trauma.

Posted 3/27/2008 7:08 PM by swinginislanddoc - reply

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@swinginislanddoc - Morel-Lavelle lesion (or Lavalle, depending on who you ask). I had to look it up. Nasty business.

Posted 3/27/2008 10:59 PM by afreakforjc - reply


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