Another ER busy week for me; between lots of sick kiddos, boarding, and overtime; although ordering breakfast at a late night diner the last two scheduled days of work certainly helped improve my mood.
I had a near miss at work; I caught it and realized I needed to report it; I haven't had a near miss happen in about ten years; my eagerness to report it is reflective of the atmosphere that I work in and how we report errors; I'm also more reflective that I feel as though having three patients as opposed to four high acuity patients makes a difference, and the need for a quiet place to draw up meds is needed (which we don't have).
What I also learned this week:
Sharpnel can still cause through and through trajectory for a gun shot wound;
Serum sickness can occur 10-14 days after exposure to antibiotics, but can appear faster if one decides to continue a course of said antibiotics, despite given instructions to discard them after the therapeutic date.
That I develop borborygmus after an unsuccessful code.
