Yesterday was the most challenging shift yet. It was relatively slow in the morning and then the afternoon picked up. At around 5 we had several new patients that just arrived and them we got several trauma activations. The residents went to go take care of the traumas and i was left alone to manage the pods. I wanted to show that I could be trusted with this responsibility and was doing pretty well. I also had to keep things together because sign out was at 7 and didnt want to make the residents look bad by not tying up loose ends in the charts and stuff.
I made one mistake by not asking for help sooner and got scolded a bit by one of the residents but when the shift ended she said i did a really good job and was proud. I think I did pretty well under the circumstances and really, I can only get better from here right? I didnt get overwhelmed and I was still able to keep a smile on my face so I am proud of myself as well. As our shift ended a big black man walked into the ER with his wife, his lip and face was swollen and getting bigger by the minute. His allergic reaction was getting worse and we wanted to secure an airway before it was too late. It was a pretty dramatic event with at least 10 people standing around helping. The residents intubated him and after I went home and slept.
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