Vampy's Weblog - Life of a Medical Officer

After planning for the past few weeks, we finally got together and went for a night out at Chilis Grill. We had loads of fun and we learn that one person is the group like white, creamy and cheesy stuff... (guys, you know who you are...)We had loads to eat and drink and then we crashed back at one of our apartments and played some poker. Below are a couple of pics we took there. Well, it was great fun hanging out with you guys and we should do it again sometime. Well, off to my beauty :Zzz

Chilling out at Chilis Grill Restaurant

Chilling out at Chilis Grill Restaurant

Well, I've come to the end of my 2 weeks of anesthetics.:bye: I really think it's a possibility that anesthetics might be a choice for me in the future. The end of anesthetics marked my first successful intubation (failed 3 times). It really is more difficult than I thought it would be. Damn! I had to be a contortionist to see the bloody epiglottis and vocal cords. The anesthetists made it look so effortless :clueless Anyway, it's coming the the end of the week again and a bunch of us are thinking of heading down the a grill restaurant for a drink and dinner tomorrow. So till next time...

I finally saw a live birth today while doing anesthetics... Although it was not a vaginal birth (a Caesarean), it was still a sight to behold. The baby was initally not responding but after a while, he started breathing on it own... Whew! However, while I witness a live birth who's starting from a clean slate, I also witness some undesirable behaviour from nurses and an anesthetist.

It reared it's ugly head when a prisoner came in for emergency open laparotomy and had some psychiatric issues. But the moment the nurse and the anesthetist heard that he was a prisoner, their behaviour bordelined on rude and insensitive. The tone they took to the patient and the looks they give were just inappropriate. As I stood over his head ventilating him, all I saw was a young human male who is suffering because of his psychiatric condition and not a serial killer (not that he was). I hope that he will get well soon and that he will find peace in his mind.

Over the past 4 days or so, I have met marvellous anesthetists who manage to have good rapport with the patient even if the contact between them was just 5-10 minutes prior to the patient going to sleep. However, I have met one anesthetist who through his tone of voice gives me the impression that he's absolutely uninterested and find the whole routine a bore and makes the most inappropriate remarks while the patient is asleep. I hope I won't see him for the rest of my time with anesthetics cos' he just gives off such negative energy. It's amazing how when a baby is born with a clean slate and through the process of life, a person developed to become close-minded. How did we get from there to here?:clueless:

Help! I'm falling in love with ... Surgery and Anesthesia. I just started my 2 weeks term in anesthesia and had a great day! The anesthetists made it simple and basic. They are also willing to let me bag a patient, put in a laryngeal mask and I got to cannulate as well. However, I do notice that anesthetists have quite a quirky sense of humor. I thought anesthetics would be boring but today has been a real eye-opener for me. It helps that they are very willing to teach as well. I'm really looking forward to the next couple of weeks. The only complain - I have to wake up by 6.30am... There goes my beauty :Zzz One of the patient was actually a prisoner and he was shacked to the bed prior to him put under. But seriously, where is the patient going to run to with his bad leg? I would imagine he would be in great pain if he tries to run... Anyway, till next time...:bye: