Contrary to Fid's day at work, mine was a total madness.
I was on morning shift and as always, i took report, sponge pts, shower pts, check drips, give insulins, serve breakfast.. nothing out of the ordinary u may say?
at 9.30am, while i was transferring my pt back to bed from shower, i was alerted by a student that a pt on the opposite bed is unresponsive. When my fellow colleague went on to check on the pt, she collapsed. And then the whole madness began.
I'll never ever ever ever gonna forget my 1st real life resuscitation. No more observing, no more doing resusc on a mannequin during bcls course, this is the real deal. I was dumbstrucked for a lil bit but manage to recover soon enough and began running to push E-trolley, BP machine and SPO2 machine all at one go. After much that has been done, doctors declared her to have passed on. It just saddens me that pt is a malay muslim and it is the holy mth of ramadhan and that family had to deal with the death of a family member. I said my prayers when everybody have left the privacy of the closed curtain and closed her eyes....
Dealing with life and death every day makes me even more cautious of the health and well being of my family members and those close to my heart. Im worried abt my parents' health every day. It also frustrates me when my mom refused to consult a doctor regarding her health. I know she refuses to know what her health problems are because she dont want us to worry, but its tough.
Take care of your loved ones, especially your parents while they're still around. Respect them, fulfill their wishes and show them your love wholeheartedly. We only have our parents once and they're irreplaceable.
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
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