ER docs are often disparaged for not really knowing much about certain diseases and or fields that do not really interest them - most notably GYN, Haematology, Ophtho, Pysch, etc. We tend to just boil it down to a few things we worry about and turf the rest to the specialists. However, there […]

Some define a good shift as one where you sit around on your ass. And while there are times that is nice, I honestly like shifts where I am not overwhelmed but where the majority of patients I see actually have an urgency or emergency!
The other day I had (in a row no less!):
a. a […]

The other day I learned a lesson that I always reprimand patients about. When you are working in an area where small particles are flying around or dropping down on you, WEAR SOME SAFETY GLASSES!
I was working under my 71′ Camaro ( I am having major electrical issues with it - so much so that […]

I found this X-ray online - apparently it was from China somewhere. Evidently a boy was accidentally shot in the eye brain by another boy’s arrow during archery practise. Kind of reminds me of “A Christmas Story” where everyone tells little Ralphie, “You’ll shoot your eye out kid” whenever he mentions that all he really wants […]

Some people were just dealt a bad hand. I just had a woman who is in her 50’s and just successfully combated Breast cancer about 6 months ago with surgery, chemo, and radiation. She remains cancer free. However,
She came into the ER with acute diplopia (double vision) and a partial nerve palsy. […]

I posted two day ago about a difficult transfer I was trying to make to another ER. See here. Anyway, the point of the post was to bring up the technical and logistical difficulties in arranging for a LEGAL transfer.
Here it the follow up to this particular case. (which was about a patient who […]

I have seen my share of gym/weight lifting-related ER visits. Most are either people collapsing/having chest pain, or getting fingers or feet crushed between weights. This one was just a really bad luck case. A man was lying on an exercise bench that happened to be placed right next to a […]