tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202241003290273966.post7063808504305111049..comments2023-10-29T03:17:06.908-07:00Comments on Anonymous Doc: Anon MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02132292623854780366noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202241003290273966.post-86283704204144155592012-09-05T10:30:42.330-07:002012-09-05T10:30:42.330-07:00My mother, then an ICU nurse (now a CRNA), was wor...My mother, then an ICU nurse (now a CRNA), was working at a hospital fifty minutes away from her home when a massive snow storm hit the area. Since it's a fairly rural place, the main highways were kept clear, but smaller city roads were a mess. Because of this, employees of the hospital who lived in town couldn't get there, so Mom got called in for 9 12-hour shifts in a row because she was able to drive the roads. If I'm not mistaken, this is illegal! But she did it, not entirely without complaint... Can't blame her (or this doctor) for that. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202241003290273966.post-15186651440814603282011-11-05T13:11:40.451-07:002011-11-05T13:11:40.451-07:00I was supposed to get surgery the day after the hu...I was supposed to get surgery the day after the hurricane, but the hospital evacuated days before and was not open so it was postponed for 3 days later...<br /><br /><br />... By the way my town flooded so much that people were swimming in nasty river/rain water, the town actually started giving out tetanus shots for free. One of the people I know that swam in the water broke out with some kind of nasty rash and had to be an inpatient for 2 weeks, sucker.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202241003290273966.post-67479442352239893252011-09-02T06:13:22.146-07:002011-09-02T06:13:22.146-07:00It's fine for her to be mad about losing rare ...It's fine for her to be mad about losing rare time off, even fine for her to stamp her feet and whine in an email to her friend. The real question is- what did she end up actually doing? <br /><br />That said, if there's a disaster I will not be at work either. I live in an area with the potential for a volcano eruption and with a major dam up in the nearby mountains leaking and crumbling, threatening something akin to a 500 year flood. (it's apparently somewhat repaired now.). <br /><br />If the volcano or dam blow, I will be torn and miserable. But I will take care of my family first. I am an RN, not an MD, but I swore an oath too. nothing in that oath requires me to stay at work and leave my young child to fend for herself. <br /><br />Sucky choices have to be made sometimes. The people stuck making them get to say "this sucks!". And the "right" answer is not always the expected one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202241003290273966.post-51761289446265069112011-08-31T11:45:02.548-07:002011-08-31T11:45:02.548-07:00I think that not having a two-day weekend for four...I think that not having a two-day weekend for four months would contribute very much to fatigue...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202241003290273966.post-68540074824323781422011-08-29T09:46:52.790-07:002011-08-29T09:46:52.790-07:00Cry baby, and a coward and even proud of it....is ...Cry baby, and a coward and even proud of it....is this the sort of doctors medical schools train now?KMJvethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05576931263665888884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202241003290273966.post-61467755339343617442011-08-29T09:40:53.985-07:002011-08-29T09:40:53.985-07:00So, who should be there to take care of the patien...So, who should be there to take care of the patients? The RN staff alone?? EVERYONE needs to assist in an emergency. Understaffing and fatigue= errors that can cause loss of life. Suck it up! Roll up your sleeves and help. "Do no harm" also applies in an emergency situation,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202241003290273966.post-9886405596424839692011-08-27T20:13:14.454-07:002011-08-27T20:13:14.454-07:00Haha, I was wondering when you were going to make ...Haha, I was wondering when you were going to make a snide comment like: "Hope you don't get her as your ER doc..."Kate Theriault https://www.blogger.com/profile/17884935004295780897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202241003290273966.post-58808353240939602212011-08-27T19:50:49.919-07:002011-08-27T19:50:49.919-07:00No sleep-overs here...because apparently here it&#...No sleep-overs here...because apparently here it's state policy that in unsafe road conditions the state troopers are to transport "critical staff" to the hospital. I'm pretty sure the police didn't sign up for *that.* ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202241003290273966.post-50997148761098051152011-08-27T18:25:06.450-07:002011-08-27T18:25:06.450-07:00I concur with Alba. Nothing in any oath a physicia...I concur with Alba. Nothing in any oath a physician takes obligates them to put themselves in harm's way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202241003290273966.post-29277048449445175022011-08-27T16:25:38.910-07:002011-08-27T16:25:38.910-07:00I am nurse. We had to spend 4 days sleeping at th...I am nurse. We had to spend 4 days sleeping at the hospital I work at because of an ice storm in Atlanta. It stinks. While I am into being dedicated to my profession and helping people, I am not big on sleeping on cots, hospital beds, or those pull out chairs in rooms, either. Bad sleep and cafeteria food during inclement weather doesn't make for sound medical decisions, that's for sure.Livalicioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06595943934707170410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202241003290273966.post-58183796908693900642011-08-27T12:51:27.149-07:002011-08-27T12:51:27.149-07:00@Anonymous: What aspect of the Hippocratic Oath ar...@Anonymous: What aspect of the Hippocratic Oath are you referring to? I don't recall anything like "I give up my own life to serve any patients". But please, tell me, i'm curious about what you mean.<br /><br />@Anondoc: I'm living in Western Europe, no hurricane here, so no hurricane-stories from me. I'm quite glad about that, to be honest.Albanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202241003290273966.post-67290980816544647402011-08-27T12:34:30.085-07:002011-08-27T12:34:30.085-07:00So much for the Hippocratic Oath...So much for the Hippocratic Oath...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com