Tuesday, September 25, 2007♥9/25/2007 10:22:00 PM
Another day in Emergency operating theatre (EOT).
My third day in EOT was fulfilling. I got to scrub cases which I've never observed and assisted before.
As usual, I stepped into my assigned EOT 15 minutes before 8am. Before I entered the operating room (OR), my colleague asked me to scrub up right then to take over the previous scrub nurse who has fainted in the midst of on-call operation.
So, it was like a rush-in situation that you have to scrub up with stunning speed or else the poor surgeon had to be alone!
And I didn't even know what was the case, didn't even have a glance on the consent form. It was only during my scrubbing, my colleague showed me the consent form.
Haha....It was my second take over case, but my first Hand and Reconstruction Microsurgery (HRM). Interesting..??
When it comes to washing the instruments, you will have a blow in your brain! When a few sets of unfamiliar instruments mixed up together, lying in a mess on my pathetic trolley, oh my god. It was like World War 3 lor......
Later on, another Neurology case. Haha......I'm glad that I grabbed the opportunity to scrub up for the case - Repair of CSF leak.
BUT, another headache.
Neuro case uses Burr Hole set which is huge and heavy. It comprises of 24 artery, 18 towel clips, 3 suction ends.......so on and on...................
Do you know that in a normal General Surgery set the most artery they have is 12, towel clips 12 with 1 suction end only.
When I had the bunch of instruments in hand, WOW, I was "surprised" by the number of instruments a Burr Hole set has.
Initially I was still quite calm, but then I turned panic. Oh no...
Luckily the surgeon is very hilarious and his action cooled down my nerves, subsided my adrenaline level.
Hahaha....
After which, another Cardiology case.
It was a thorocotomy which means incision into the chest wall.
It took nearly an hour for patient to be anesthetized as the affected lung has to be deflated and patient will survive through the operation using merely one lung.
I thought I was fortunate enough to know the operating professor. He is currently employed in private sector and only came back to NUH today.
Together with him, there was an experience staff nurse, she was once working in OT,NUH.
According to my seniors, she is very very good. That's why professor poached her to be in private sector along with him.
Isn't that impressive??
How I wish I could be someone like her who is so capable and competent.
As professor dedicated her to be his personal scrub nurse. The best is, this professor used to scold and yelled at everyone when your action is slower by only 1 second.
So, you can imagine how good is his personal scrub nurse?
Well, I know I have to take thing step by step. I would have to learn as much as possible at this upon of time, gain more experience, and of course a lots of hardship in order to be someone like her.
Let's work hard!
Totally engrossed,
Scribbled by Valerie, pen down at
9/25/2007 10:22:00 PM
