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I was at the beach. It was bedtime, and I was tucking my two kids in bed.
As I read The Lion, the Witch, & the Wardrobe to them, that’s when we heard sirens go by the beach house
A few minutes later, we heard the helicopter landing in the field behind our house. Strange.
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As I read The Lion, the Witch, & the Wardrobe to them, that’s when we heard sirens go by the beach house
A few minutes later, we heard the helicopter landing in the field behind our house. Strange.
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My 3 and 6 year olds were excited by helicopters. So we went to check it out.
When we went on the back porch, the helicopter was there in the field, but so was the ambulance we heard earlier
Someone was undergoing an air-evac behind our house
… but something was wrong.
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When we went on the back porch, the helicopter was there in the field, but so was the ambulance we heard earlier
Someone was undergoing an air-evac behind our house
… but something was wrong.
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The patient was taking too long to come off the truck.
So, I walked down in my Wake Forest baseball shorts and white t-shirt looking like a beach bum since we were on our annual beach vacation.
As I approached the truck, I was met by one of the EMTs, and said
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So, I walked down in my Wake Forest baseball shorts and white t-shirt looking like a beach bum since we were on our annual beach vacation.
As I approached the truck, I was met by one of the EMTs, and said
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I’m sure you don’t need my help, but I’m a doctor and I am happy to help if you need it.
“Well, we can’t get the breathing tube in.”
Oh, really? I am an anesthesiologist.
That’s when the older EMT trying to intubate said “please, come save me. I can’t get it.”
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“Well, we can’t get the breathing tube in.”
Oh, really? I am an anesthesiologist.
That’s when the older EMT trying to intubate said “please, come save me. I can’t get it.”
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They caught me up on what had happened (the patient had fallen two stories from their beach house).
I surveyed the scene, noted the patients blown pupils, and then put the breathing tube in while their head/chin was taped to the back board.
It was sad.
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I surveyed the scene, noted the patients blown pupils, and then put the breathing tube in while their head/chin was taped to the back board.
It was sad.
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After the patient was on the chopper, I walked back to the house.
Once back inside, I expected to keep reading CS Lewis to my kids, just like I would walking in from a shift at the hospital.
But that’s when I realized that while this was normal for me, it wasn’t for them.
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Once back inside, I expected to keep reading CS Lewis to my kids, just like I would walking in from a shift at the hospital.
But that’s when I realized that while this was normal for me, it wasn’t for them.
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Explaining the trauma we experience to our family is challenging
Trying to explain how we’re able to see traumatic things without it ruining us is more challenging
I’ve learned that while I need that skill to do my job, I also need to process trauma to be human.
#Medtwitter
Trying to explain how we’re able to see traumatic things without it ruining us is more challenging
I’ve learned that while I need that skill to do my job, I also need to process trauma to be human.
#Medtwitter
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