On-call

So I decided to stay on-call tonight in neurosurgery at the hospital. I must be crazy, is the response I'm getting most. It sorta started as just a suggestion from one of the consultants and then with the idea in my head, my curiosity has gotten the best of me and against most people's recommendations I decided to try it out just to see what would happen.

Ok, so at first, nothing. The Reg (resident on call for everyone at home) is awesome. He is great at teaching and absolutely loves it. I love getting quizzed on anatomy, mostly because they seem so impressed probably but its fun too. And I love looking at CT scans of the brain now. Its like a little puzzle that you have to figure out...or more like a find whats wrong with the picture. Its the kind of games I would get sent by my grandmother and I've always loved them. And the best part is I'm getting better at it...much much better.

Then there was a car accident and a guy with a fractured skull is on his way to the hospital from another hospital in Ireland. (oh I forgot to mention that Beaumont where I am is the neurosurgical center for all of Ireland. So anything that happens in the entire country gets referred here since all of the neurosurgeons are only here in this one hospital in Dublin.) So, I was given a pager (called a "bleep" here) and the reg is gonna bleep me when they get here in an hour or so. That should give me time to take a quick nap on the couch before everything starts happening. I'll write more over the weekend probably...
cheers from beaumont hospital,
kelly