Stories from the trauma bay

Ok, I'll apologize in advance - there will be no stupid stories today and no stupid patients.  Today is all about great saves.  I'll...

Two beers.  It's always "Two beers." Me: How much did you have to drink tonight, sir? Idiot patient who reeks of alcohol: T...

DISCLAIMER: I WILL PROBABLY LOOK LIKE A POMPOUS ASS IN THIS POST I've said before that I don't claim to be the smartest guy in the...

I lost a patient today. Losing patients sucks.  I've lost two this week.  One of them was nearly dead by the time I was consulted on h...

If you don't know what "RFB" stands for, I highly suggest you do a Google search.  No, it isn't a type of rifle (since tha...

Legend has it that writer Sylvia Wright misheard the lyrics to "The Bonny Earl of Murray" when she was a child. The actual lyrics ...

My heart always beats a little faster when my trauma pager goes off.  Then when I look at what's coming in and I see "GSW" or ...