evil
doctors can be naughty sometimes too. i suppose boredom can be fertile ground for all sorts of mischief and what speciality tends to leave plenty of room for boredom more than anasthetics, especially when you have to sit around with a stable patient while an orthopod labours through the night fixing all sorts of bones.
the anesthetist in question was on call for the orthopedic list. the list tended to start at about four in the afternoon and go pretty much right through the night. by midnight it could be quite a challenge to maintain enthusiasm, unless of course you had something to keep your mind busy.
after a few cases...
Source: other things amanzi - January 26, 2012 Category: Surgeons Authors: Bongi Source Type: blogs
evil
doctors can be naughty sometimes too. i suppose boredom can be fertile ground for all sorts of mischief and what speciality tends to leave plenty of room for boredom more than anasthetics, especially when you have to sit around with a stable patient while an orthopod labours through the night fixing all sorts of bones.the anesthetist in question was on call for the orthopedic list. the list tended to start at about four in the afternoon and go pretty much right through the night. by midnight it could be quite a challenge to maintain enthusiasm, unless of course you had something to keep your mind busy.after a few cases the...
Source: other things amanzi - January 26, 2012 Category: Surgery Authors: Bongi Source Type: blogs
buff and turf
the concept of the buff and turf is common to all the disciplines of medicine. sometimes it works. sometimes it doesn't.
the call came in, but i struggled to believe it. yet i had to go to casualties anyway. i mean how do you tell the casualty officer that you don't really believe anyone can survive a lion attack? lions are killing machines. any normal human being who gets attacked by a lion should have the decency to expire and maybe even be eaten. and here i was expected to believe the patient on the way had actually survived. the upside was that i would probably be home in about half an hour or so. that is ...
Source: other things amanzi - January 11, 2012 Category: Surgeons Authors: Bongi Source Type: blogs
buff and turf
the concept of the buff and turf is common to all the disciplines of medicine. sometimes it works. sometimes it doesn't.the call came in, but i struggled to believe it. yet i had to go to casualties anyway. i mean how do you tell the casualty officer that you don't really believe anyone can survive a lion attack? lions are killing machines. any normal human being who gets attacked by a lion should have the decency to expire and maybe even be eaten. and here i was expected to believe the patient on the way had actually survived. the upside was that i would probably be home in about half an hour or so. that is abou...
Source: other things amanzi - January 11, 2012 Category: Surgery Authors: Bongi Source Type: blogs
the bee dance
i have more than just a passing interest in bees. in fact i used to be somewhat of an amateur beekeeper and a semi-professional bee remover. it was a way to bring in a bit of extra money while slaving away in the salt mines we called the department of surgery. during those days i learned quite a lot about the bees. i found them very interesting.
one of the interesting facts about bees is how the scouts convey to the rest of the hive where they can find nectar stores. you see the returning scout does a little dance when it returns to the hive. the dance is in the form of a figure of eight with the bee vibrating its body in...
Source: other things amanzi - January 4, 2012 Category: Surgeons Authors: Bongi Source Type: blogs
the bee dance
i have more than just a passing interest inbees. in fact i used to be somewhat of an amateur beekeeper and a semi-professional bee remover. it was a way to bring in a bit of extra money while slaving away in the salt mines we called the department of surgery. during those days i learned quite a lot about the bees. i found them very interesting.one of the interesting facts about bees is how the scouts convey to the rest of the hive where they can find nectar stores. you see the returning scout does a little dance when it returns to the hive. the dance is in the form of a figure of eight with the bee vibrating its body in th...
Source: other things amanzi - January 4, 2012 Category: Surgery Authors: Bongi Source Type: blogs
gatekeeper
i am somewhat known for not knowing when to keep my mouth shut. but, fortunately for me i once managed to put a watch in front of my mouth, but only just in time.
i was on rotation just before intermediate exams. this was a difficult time when generally you had to make sure you didn't make enemies in other departments. you always ran the risk that the guys you irritated would be in the exam or write a scathing report to your own prof. then, no matter how well you knew your work, you would not get through. it's just the way things were.
interestingly enough the obstetric and gynaecology department stood apart from all oth...
Source: other things amanzi - November 5, 2011 Category: Surgeons Authors: Bongi Source Type: blogs
gatekeeper
i am somewhat known for not knowing when tokeep my mouthshut. but, fortunately for me i once managed to put a watch in front of my mouth, but only just in time.i was on rotation just before intermediate exams. this was a difficult time when generally you had to make sure you didn't make enemies in other departments. you always ran the risk that the guys you irritated would be in the exam or write a scathing report to your own prof. then, no matter how well you knew your work, you would not get through. it's just the way things were.interestingly enough the obstetric and gynaecology department stood apart from all other sur...
Source: other things amanzi - November 5, 2011 Category: Surgery Authors: Bongi Source Type: blogs
senior assistant
a good surgeon does not imply a good assistant. i personally don't like my assistant to be equally qualified with me. more qualified assistants can sometimes be a nightmare.
one of my role models in the department of surgery was my registrar when i started there. he was just a very nice guy. he was in fact such a decent guy most people wondered what the hell he was doing studying surgery at all. he just didn't seem like the type. but no matter how good an individual he was, he still had to learn how to operate.
the boss believed in teaching us to remove gallbladders the old fashioned way. therefore in his firm there was ...
Source: other things amanzi - November 1, 2011 Category: Surgeons Authors: Bongi Source Type: blogs
senior assistant
a good surgeon does not imply a good assistant. i personally don't like my assistant to be equally qualified with me. more qualified assistants can sometimes be a nightmare.one of my role models in the department of surgery was myregistrar when i started there. he was just a very nice guy. he was in fact such a decent guy most people wondered what the hell he was doing studying surgery at all. he just didn't seem like the type. but no matter how good an individual he was, he still had to learn how to operate.the boss believed in teaching us to remove gallbladders the old fashioned way. therefore in his firm there was no su...
Source: other things amanzi - November 1, 2011 Category: Surgery Authors: Bongi Source Type: blogs
physician, heal thyself
even doctors get sick, but there is often a difference.
i was rotating through orthopaedics and was on call that night. they tended to relegate us mere general surgeons to casualties during the calls so i was quite excited to get some theater time that afternoon, even if it was for a simple wound inspection and secondary closure and even if it meant there would be a backlog of patients in casualties for me to see afterwards. once i had finished operating i rushed through the change rooms to get back to casualties. while i was changing i heard the unmistakable sounds of someone throwing up in the toilet cubicle. quite soon...
Source: other things amanzi - October 30, 2011 Category: Surgeons Authors: Bongi Source Type: blogs
physician, heal thyself
even doctors get sick, but there is often a difference.i was rotating through orthopaedics and was on call that night. they tended to relegate us mere general surgeons to casualties during the calls so i was quite excited to get some theater time that afternoon, even if it was for a simple wound inspection and secondary closure and even if it meant there would be a backlog of patients in casualties for me to see afterwards. once i had finished operating i rushed through the change rooms to get back to casualties. while i was changing i heard the unmistakable sounds of someone throwing up in the toilet cubicle. quite soon t...
Source: other things amanzi - October 30, 2011 Category: Surgery Authors: Bongi Source Type: blogs
