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Cravings of a crash doctor

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Yes , you guessed it right. My anxiety is just not letting me sleep . Anxious about? No not at all corona... I do what I do but now with uncomfortable clothing thats it.


Before I go further , *Disclaimer: All the points written below are in a positive sense of wit , clumsiness and exaggeration.Crash area in emergency medicine is the resuscitation area , where the sickest patient is wheeled in. If you have a team of emergency physician , a crash doctor js designated based on experience and exposure to stabilize sick patient.These are high priority cases

What can a crash doctor crave for? 

Intubation : That endotracheal tube going into the trachea in just one go and your assistant saying negative , positive, positive, positive,  positive!
Thats the first step towards saving a life because its only after *AIRWAY* comes breathing and circulation... How do I explain you??? Its like Qabool hai of Muslim Nikah ! ( Umm... Exaggerated a little, I guess its okay!)
Central Lines : Some like it blind, some like it with guidance.  Playing with huge vessels of human body is every emergency physicians fancy! The procedure that can save or take life! As emergency physicians we sign up to be *Khatron Ke Khiladi* . While you would want to go boating on a silent evening , we love river rafting.

Arterial lines : I am really bad with these . This I would say is my adhuri kahani. The gush of blood spurting out , when you puncture an artery and then you tame it into a line so that you record blood pressure and use it as a tap for blood gases ... its amazing.
Code : If you're an adventure freak ! You cannot miss being a part of a code! Running as fast as possible, pushing the chest as fast as possible to be able to tginl what caused death and what best can be done medically to bring that human back to life! So much adrenaline!!! All your suspense thriller , action movies go to dust ...
Trust me if I don't see any of this happening , I feel like a lost lover whose waiting for that procedure to banggg the door of emergency with that fast speed so that I do the procedure! You lose interest in your daily shifts if you don't do these. They are like addiction. You want them before you go home! 

#JustEMThings
So far so much
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