Summary of Paul Austin's Something for the Pain

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#1 At night, it is not so bad. But at night, sleepy mistakes make it difficult to keep people moving safely and quickly through the emergency room.

#2 I was called away to another room for a patient with chest pain. Then the paramedics brought in two patients from a motor vehicle accident. I tried to get back to the woman with the headache, but sicker people kept arriving.

#3 I was supposed to turn Ms. Lowery’s care over to the neurosurgeon on call, Dr. Davis, but I felt bad for misjudging her. She had a brain tumor, and was not in denial.

#4 I was glad I’d gone back to examine Ms. Lowery’s retinas. Sometimes it’s just doing the drill that keeps you from making a mistake. I was sure I hadn’t made any mistakes this shift.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Aug 6, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822582033

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Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

At night, it is not so bad. But at night, sleepy mistakes make it difficult to keep people moving safely and quickly through the emergency room.

#2

I was called away to another room for a patient with chest pain. Then the paramedics brought in two patients from a motor vehicle accident. I tried to get back to the woman with the headache, but sicker people kept arriving.

#3

I was supposed to turn Ms. Lowery’s care over to the neurosurgeon on call, Dr. Davis, but I felt bad for misjudging her. She had a brain tumor, and was not in denial.

#4

I was glad I’d gone back to examine Ms. Lowery’s retinas. Sometimes it’s just doing the drill that keeps you from making a mistake. I was sure I hadn’t made any mistakes this shift.

#5

I had a very sad night, and when I woke up, I wanted to be close to someone. I spooned with Sally, and we fell asleep together.

#6

I was twenty-seven years old and had recently returned to college after dropping out for nine years. I knew I was weak in science, so I decided to become a premed adviser to get into medical school.

#7

In the ER, I was taught how to prepare and use an IV. I was nervous around doctors because I’d never known any, other than the pediatrician my mom took me to when I was a child.

#8

The intern treated the man’s leg, and found that he had a pulse on the top