Overnight peoples (aka. Who's up?)

[tommymac]

actual emergency medicine I enjoy. However my support staff tonight sux. So far I have plaed nurse, clerk/registrar, transporter and phlebotomist. When I have good staff things can get done and we can clean out the room.

Whats frustrating is having crummy staff and then working fast track and having about 75% of people here for non emergent stuff. So far I have had about 4 out 15 peopel with truly emergent stuff. Those people I like seeing becasue they have a problem and I can usuaily fix it.

tom

[Dragonpaco]

well if the staff sucks then fire them and hire from the twfix medical staffing service

[Adeptus_Minor]

Originally Posted by Dragonpaco

well if the staff sucks then fire them and hire from the twfix medical staffing service

I've said it before, I'll say it again...
If I could stomach all the icky stuff, I'd go medical.

[Dragonpaco]

Originally Posted by Adeptus_Minor

I've said it before, I'll say it again...
If I could stomach all the icky stuff, I'd go medical.

we'll put you on as security then, just remember to take them to the camera's blind spot

[Adeptus_Minor]

Originally Posted by Dragonpaco

we'll put you on as security then, just remember to take them to the camera's blind spot

Why's that?

"Sir, they say you're here because your knee hurts?"

"What? No... my... fibromyalgia is acting up... I need meds"

*whacks his knee with nightstick*

"Are you -sure- it's not your knee?"

[Quick281]

I think you got it figured out already.

[Dragonpaco]

you'll do fine at the twfix ER

[rogue]

Originally Posted by Adeptus_Minor

Why's that?

"Sir, they say you're here because your knee hurts?"

"What? No... my... fibromyalgia is acting up... I need meds"

*whacks his knee with nightstick*

"Are you -sure- it's not your knee?"

[rogue]

Originally Posted by Adeptus_Minor

I've said it before, I'll say it again...
If I could stomach all the icky stuff, I'd go medical.

Wuss.

I can deal with all the "icky" stuff, I'm too soft hearted & get too close to situations than I should. Not to mention I beat myself up over shit constantly.

As long as I've been working at my job, I've encountered several break ins, helped PD catch the asshole thieves, but I've only experienced one actual fire. I knew I responded quick enough (less than 10 seconds from the time I received the signal), got the people out of the house, and had the fire truck there in less than 10 minutes, sitting there watching each smoke/fire detection device go off as the fire rolled through the house until it finally burned the phone wire was awful. I could visualize what was happening and felt distraught for that family. Then I beat myself up over all the "what ifs".

Besides, I don't think I could make it through med school. I'm horrible at math and alot of the sciences.

[Adeptus_Minor]

Originally Posted by Rogue

Wuss.

I can deal with all the "icky" stuff,

I can "deal" with it, but given a choice, I'd just as soon avoid vomit as well as people who have pissed and shat themselves.
Blood.. meh.. doesn't bother me so much. I might get a bit distraught if I can't get the bleeding stopped, but the sight of it isn't going to send me over the edge.