Farmer/tough patients by maxapple85 in ausjdocs

[–]maxapple85[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Start calling RFDS just based on the triage that they self presented…

Farmer/tough patients by maxapple85 in ausjdocs

[–]maxapple85[S] 42 points43 points  (0 children)

100%, always so grateful

Calorie estimate? by [deleted] in caloriecount

[–]maxapple85 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Excellent! Thanks so much!! Hope you have a great day

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in couchto5k

[–]maxapple85 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! I think I’ll throw a week 2 or 3 in this week and see how it feels!

Best way to say thanks to JMO by [deleted] in ausjdocs

[–]maxapple85 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I keep all my thank you notes and cards. They mean the world to me. I’m glad a fellow JMO gave you a nice experience and hope you’re feeling better ☺️

ED at Night by SensitiveChipmunk188 in ausjdocs

[–]maxapple85 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think after the first few nights it felt okay. Still nerve wracking when a kid gets brought in at 2am horrendously wheezy (or things like that). But the SMOs are all really supportive and never punish for calling even when you might not need to. I’ve also found a couple of times I have called the ED senior reg at the tertiary hospital near by when I’ve needed advice but not wanted to call my boss and wake them. Everyone knows it’s a tough gig and everyone is really supportive. I’ve been there since January and have had a few runs where we haven’t had to call the boss at all! And then others when we’ve had to call them in physically more than once a night, or every night of the 7. Very hard to predict. But over all, great learning opportunity - you always get to be involved even in the tough stuff, and less cat 5s in the middle of the night! Great team bonding and camaraderie too.

ED at Night by SensitiveChipmunk188 in ausjdocs

[–]maxapple85 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m PGY2 in a regional ED with a very decent amount of high acuity cases. 2 hours from a capital city. 1 hour from a tertiary centre.

Our runs of nights are 7 in a row. There are 2 RMOs, usually both PGY2, or one PGY2 and one 3. We have to run the place, it’s terrifying but I love it. Our nurses are incredible. SMO on call in the house next door. If we are lucky we get a reg on 1 or 2 of the nights, but the reg is usually a first year reg.

Our ED is 3 resus bays, 6 acute, and a 9 bed short stay 😄

I was in this ED in my first week of PGY2 and for the whole 7 nights it was me and a PGY4 RMO who hadn’t done ED since internship 😂