Lead Story
Lost and Found (but mainly lost).
People sure do secrete a lot of valuable stuff around on their personages. And when they come into the emergency department, all that stuff must be dealt with.
For example:
Wallets. In males, these can often resemble small leather pillows stuffed with old receipts and business cards and a whole lot of crap that time and butt [...]
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reflective practice.
the necktie.»
It was eight am.
A middle aged man in a business suit walked into our waiting room.
He wore a crisp pale blue shirt that was unbuttoned revealing a purple grease stained t-shirt, torn and frayed around the collar. The tee was three sizes too small and split from his trousers under the breech of a hairy [...]
tips and tricks
Head Injury Discharge Advice.»
[photo credit: tasslehoff burrfoot ]
We all know it so well, the weekend incoming wounded surge of donks, bonks, and plonks to the head following accidents, assaults and sporting injuries.
Typically a mild head injury consists of some sort of direct blow to the head or an acceleration / deceleration injury.
There is often a transient loss [...]
the funnybone.
DIY warning sign.»
We all know they are out there…amongst us….so here is the warning sign that every nurse needs.
Simply print a few copies out and stick them where they are needed most…..
I only hope its not too late.
Or if you would prefer, you can get it as a printed mug or as a badge.
The perfect gift for… [...]
not just a nurse.
Shaving our self.»
People never seem to be satisfied with what they have got.
Many naturally balding men spend thousands of dollars a year on potions and cremes to stimulate a little regrowth ( and don’t even get me started on the toupees and the comb-overs), whist people such as myself, who have been blessed with a relatively full [...]
ectopics
Soundtrack for the Emergency Department.»
After substantial collaboration with some of the worlds leading composers (both living and dead1 ) I would like to present the final score for the official soundtrack to emergency medicine…
I guess the dead ones would be classified as de-composers [↩]
