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ER resident
I'm a second year Pediatrics resident at Metropolitan Hospital in Sta Cruz, Manila. As a second year, my duty post is at the ER. When I was in first year, I complained frequently about the amount of work that I had during duty hours - going on patient rounds with all attending MD's, doing complete ward rounds, attending to all deliveries at the nursery - basically making sure that I was in at least three places all at once. I thought ER duty was The Life. Just sitting in the office, waiting for the P.A. system to call "Pedia Resident Pedia Resident please call up Emergency Room"... Now I think I know better. That call to ER isn't always as simple as an Upper Respiratory Tract Infection. Sometimes it's code blue ... and you have to decide, fast and correctly.
By mjc @ 8:14 PM
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