Thursday, May 6, 2010

A dead phone on my Queen call...

So i was on Queen call yesterday...and it was also our OT day...and only boss was around...coz big boss and the other boss were not around...so boss was pissed and frustrated...and one of our case got cancelled coz the patient's blood pressure was sky high...although we've started her on 2 types of antihypertensives...and her blood pressure in the ward was quite acceptable...

Anyway, halfway through OT, my phone totally died..the keypads were not functioning so i couldn't switch on my phone...and it's quite the worst thing to happen when you're on Queen call...coz then all the referrals can't reach you...thank God for boss though...he offered to lend me his old phone...well, it's an old nokia with polyphonic ringtones...but hey, beggars can't be choosers...meanwhile, i asked the 1st call to take my calls for referrals...

We finished OT early so we were going to his place to get his phone and then off to lunch...but then we saw the 2nd call going to emergency OT for a perforated viscus...and since the 1st call was in Queen covering for me, i had to go into OT...so no lunch for me...and the case turned out to be a perforated jejunum...patient went to ICU post op...and now we have 2 patients with Bogota bag who are in sepsis...and boss emphasized to everyone that i was in both operations...

Anyway, boss brought his phone and charger for me...so i could resume my Queen call...but it's still quite inconvenient coz most of my numbers are in my phone...so i had to guess who were calling and who were messaging me...thank God i had a relatively good call although i stayed in the hospital last night...

I don't know if these are signs...but ever since i joined surgery department, a series of unfortunate events have befallen me...really, i just hope things won't get any worse...

2 comments:

  1. Kat, it's an obvious sign... Give up the dark side, return to Anaest :P

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  2. hahahaha...thanks for the encouragement Johnny...

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