emergency medicine Archives - THE ROVING DOCTOR

Candy & Blood

A raw pre-hospital medicine account of a capsized migrant boat, mass-casualty response, hypothermia, helplessness and the adrenaline of emergency work.

Added on January 26, 2024 Tales of an Emergency Trainee , BST 1

BST 1 – Q1: Journal Entires

Journal entries from my first quarter in my first year of basic emergency training.

Added on September 7, 2023 Tales of an Emergency Trainee , BST 1

Divergence

A trauma case forces me to step back into the world I left behind and accept, finally, the career I chose instead.

Added on August 24, 2023 Tales of an Emergency Trainee , BST 1

Restarting

Back in the emergency department after a year away, I tackle my first patient, shake off the rust, and realise exactly where I belong.

Added on August 17, 2023 Tales of an Emergency Trainee , BST 1

The Big Return

Back in scrubs after a year away, I return to emergency medicine expecting anxiety and chaos, only to find an unexpected welcome.

Added on January 17, 2021 Foundation Year 1 , Neurology

I.II.V JOURNAL ENTRIES Journal entries from my rotation in neurology: It’s Christmas Day, and I’m on call. I’m enjoying an impromptu feast set up by the nurses in my ward when I’m paged to see Mr. Crap – a demented and confused patient. I get to the ward and am immediately drawn to the patient in question by all the […]

Added on August 7, 2018 Third Year , Growth

Guilty Pleasure

III.II.VI GUILTY PLEASURE Our time in Pokhara wasn’t all spent on fun and games. Once there, we started a clinical placement in emergency medicine at Gandaki Hospital. I was particularly excited for this rotation as I had no experience in emergency prior to that, not to mention that emergencies are the coolest thing to study when you’re a student (at […]