Saturday, January 19, 2013

I Swallowed a Pear

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Pt brought to ED by BLS presents with what appears to be a partial airway obstruction. Pt is unable to speak clearly, coughing profusely but...
Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Really, work release?

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Last week while working in the ED I wore dark blue scrub pants and light blue scrub top. A pt stopped me in the hall and said, "Those a...
Sunday, January 13, 2013

'DBS' or Douche Bag Syndrome

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I am going to coin a new medical diagnosis. It will be called 'DBS' or Douche Bag Syndrome. Signs and symptoms will include, but no...

arachnid-injectous

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I get pt with abscesses all the time. Often people confuse these skin infections with spider bites, specifically brown recluse spider bites....

Sticks and Stones

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New Medical Diagnosis: Wheelchair Induced Drama

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New Medical Diagnosis: Wheelchair Induced Drama (WID) Signs and symptoms include: Pt is ambulatory until placed in a wheelchair, at this poi...
Friday, July 20, 2012

protocols

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i understand that certain protocols are in place to protect both the patients and the staff, but sometimes common sense needs to prevail...
Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Karate

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I don't know what it is like in other areas but you don't screw around with the Sheriff Deputies in this county. They got in troub...
Saturday, May 5, 2012

potbelly

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true story. new years day 2012. and now for something completely different.a friend was reminding me that i hadn't posted any comi...
Sunday, February 12, 2012

necrotising fasciitis

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i prefer the name "chompers"