How is it in the medical profession everything happens in threes....someone dies...it is in 3s...someone codes...it is in 3's..someone falls ...it is in 3's....well this week we had 3 codes in a matter of 48 hours on our floor.....is it the change of season..the lunar force...time change...don't know if anyone out there has an answer let me know....another thing is Full moons..if you are working in a hospital, you don't want to work during a full moon...crazy things happen...for us ...people fall, leave ama or do crazy things...like being admitted for alcohol detox and leave the unit to go to the downtown bar...again..lunar forces????
The codes on our floor were from a man being unresponsive, a staff nurse suffering a panic attack (aka chest pain) and a patient who decided to not breathe very well because of his moprhine for pain medication.....of course they all happened when I was there..and 2 out of the 3 happened right before I was ready to leave work....so much for getting out of work on time..and the last one happened on a Friday afternoon..not very good timing...but codes never are...but I do have to commend the nursing staff, respiratory, ems, and my attending for always doing a great job and acting smartly and quickly in providing great emergency care....until next time...watch out for the full moons...and remember it always happens in 3's
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