A Day In Emergency Department

Work started an hour earlier because I was scheduled to be in the emergency department for a day. I walked passed the entry of the emergency department where all the ambulances parked. It looked a bit quiet and truthfully, I was a bit disappointed. Fine... I admit that I was a bit mean because I wanted to have a chance to experience everything in just merely eight hours that I would be there.



After greeted by our emergency department pharmacist, we went for hand-over meeting in the emergency department where the night shift doctors and nurses hand over their patients to the next shift. It sounded exactly like what I watched in Grey's Anatomy. Doctor explained, '45 year old woman suffering from head trauma...bla bla bla...' Anyway... the meeting wasn't really that interesting. But too my surprise, it was a damn busy day. All the beds were filled up!! Weeee....

So... what kind of patients did I meet?

1. My morning started with knowing a patient who had a suicidal attempt by swallowing HALF a litre of hydrochloric acid. The whole emergency department was talking about how could she swallow so much of it. The smell of the hydrochloric acid is so damn pungent! When she entered the hospital, she was bleeding through every orifice of her body surface. Apparently, the whole floor was dripped with blood. I did not manage to see the patient. Sadly, I heard she passed away at 12 noon. =(

2. After learning this term god knows how many times, I finally see what seizures are in epileptic patients.

3. I heard of a man who was having alcohol withdrawal in the hand-over meeting. I passed by this bed where the guy was flushing and shivering. Wonder if he was the one the doctors were talking about?

4. Haha... I saw this typical patient screaming for pain killers and swearing, 'WHERE IS THE NURSE WITH MY PAIN KILLERS!!!!!'. No one paid attention to him. =P

5. Oh oh... there was this patient who was singing in his sleep!

6. I witnessed the most traumatised event at the end of the day.

My pharmacist: Have you guys seen resuscitation?
Me: No...
My pharmacist: Pop ur head in there...



And I saw the doctor standing above the patient pumping hardly on his chest trying to resuscitate him. It honestly did not look as good as what you see in tv. My heart was weaken when I witnessed that. I could hear every single strong pump. I was worried and shocked at the same time. All I wanted was for the patient to be okay... I could not manage to see the end result because I was shooed off.

Interesting day but I was facing too many deaths in day.

Appreciate life.

seizures: jerky movements that a person cannot control
orifice: any opening of a body
resuscitate: to bring back to life

Top 5 Stuff Kit Learnt In Placement

1. Kit learnt that she eats more during placement. A glass of milk in the morning. A cup of hot chocolate during morning tea break. Packed lunch from home consisted of rice, vegetables and meat plus a banana plus two bars of KitKat for lunch. A cheese&ham sandwich for afternoon tea break. There are absolutely nothing to do during breaks besides eating. Wonder she has put on some weight?

2. Kit learnt that the moisturizer dispenser outside her pharmacy satellite is very useful. She now have the habit of dispensing a small amount of moisturizer for her hands everytime she walks in and out of the satellite. That is like... every ten minutes? It smells so damn good. Totally love it.

3. Kit learnt that she loves the after work rush. She loves the huge amount of people crossing the roads and millions of trams congesting the city.

4. Kit learnt that 40 minutes are insufficient for her to get ready in the morning but she tends to wake up later and later each time! Gahhhh....

5. Kit learnt why her boyfriend sleeps so early every night after work. (Bean: Finally!) Tee hee...

P/S: I was stuck with drug info today and I suddenly miss my preceptor who asks a lot of questions eventhough at times his questions made me look very stupid because I always can't answer his questions. However, I learn so much under him. The sad thing is I won't get to work with him anymore. =(

Pissed.

Damn pissed.

First Day

I have officially worked 8 hours today, started at 9.00am. Finally completed my first day of placement and I couldn't help it but to say how much I enjoyed my first day. I learn just so many things. (Besides the fact that I felt quite stupid not remembering half of what I studied thus not able to answer the questions being chucked at my face! Sigh... )

Another 8 hours tomorrow! Gosh... I actually forgot how it feels like to wake up at 7.00am in the morning. I haven't done it since college! What is worst is I have to wake up earlier tomorrow because work officially starts at 8.30am!

P/S: You guys should so visit kennysia's blog. What he just updated really made my day. Is so damn funny! So everybody, click here! Trust me... is all worth it.

Unexpected Happiness

Remember the dress that I told you I was deeply madly insanely in love with?

Last Wednesday, I had my hopes and dreams high up to buy my dress from Portmans with 20% discount in Melbourne Central as it was having a VIP sale on that day. I had no other intention to shop anything else except to bring the lovely dress back to my home. Once I stepped my foot into the shop, I was frantically searching for my dress. Looking at every corner, every aisle, every rack. But to my disappointment, my dress was not anywhere to be seen. I asked the salesgirls and they did not even know which dress I was talking about. Sigh... I had no other choice but to leave the shop empty handed. I ended up buying a top for Bean.



As usual, I whined to Bean about the shop not selling my dress and that I really love it. And just yesterday I found out that he did not even understand what I was whining about. He thought the shop did not have my size! *puke blood*

After the sad episode on last Wednesday, I have decided to pay the full $140 for my dress because I have been dreaming about it every single night.




So there I was again heading back to the exact same store where I found my dress. I stomped into the shop to the exact location where the dress was used to be. MY DRESS WAS NOT THERE ANYMORE! NO FREAKING WHERE TO BE SEEN! OMG.... I FREAKING CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE! FOR THE FREAKING SECOND TIME!! Okay nevermind, calm down! Calm down! I asked the salesgirl if she seen a beautiful white dress with black flowers on it made of silk. She took me around the whole shop pointing to me which ever white dress she saw or which ever dress with flowers on it. And all I did was shook my head! All of the dresses she showed me were not the one that I am looking for. I seriously was about to give up until the salesgirl asked her colleague and she said she remembered trying it on! After five minutes, the girl came to me with the dress in her hands! OHHHH YESSS!! MY dress... my love!!!

Salesgirl: Oh... this dress is on sale!!!! $99.95!

*jaws dropped* WHAT????? $99.95??? That is a FREAKING bargain!!

Oh my god... She honestly made my day. Until another salesgirl came to me...
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There is an extra 20% off today!

*jaws double dropped* WHAT?????!!!!!! EXTRA 20% OFF?!!!! Is this my lucky day or what????

My dress came up to a total of...

$79.95

*cheeky smile*

Tee hee... bloody happy (and this is an understatement!) =D

Placement

One thing great about my uni is that they arrange placements for you in different type of Pharmacy environment such as hospital, community and rural (yes.. the ulu-ulu areas that do no have anything but trees... just kidding!).

So I have finally received my first placement few weeks ago. And my first placement is going to be in hospital! I am sorta picturing me going to experience some gruesome looking conditions in patients. Hopefully something like severe head trauma or lost of a hand with blood flushing out. Something like you see in Grey's Anatomy. =P Isn't that cool? Okay fine... I am mean. I am hoping people will be injured so that I could see them. But but... I am just trying to get the most out of my placement you see! =D Maybe the placement that I am going to experience is far off from what I am expecting it to be. I probably involve in sticking labels? Blekss... Please please... don't just ask me to stick labels? *doe eyes*


Believe it or not, I was pretty excited to receive the name tag! Wahaahaha... OMG... Now I could act all professional, 'Good morning sir, I am Kit. How are you feeling today? Oh... you probably just need some Demazin. Take this x times a day after meals!' Fuh.... So professional!!! Geee... I doubt I will be diagnosing patients and prescribing them meds. And again... I probably involve in sticking labels!

I could not believe they are so strict on clothings because it must be business wear! And what would I do to get the perfect outfit? You are so right! SHOPPINGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG!! Somehow after I did all my shopping, I kinda feel I am going for a fashion show rather than doing some serious jobs in Pharmacy! Tee hee... but at least I am having fun dressing up in high waist skirt with button shirt. Totally love it! Sadly, they do not allow high heels! *sobs*

Anyway... wish me luck that I will have loads of fun!!!

P/S: Stop asking me how much I am earning because the fact is I am earning 0 dollar for 8 hours 5 days a week job! Bean thinks that I am worst than a kuli because kuli get paid at least but at a minimal wage. He terms me as a 'slave'. *ouch*