Once again it's Christmas. The tree is lit, the packages wrapped, the Christmas cookies are baked at last.The candles are lit, the family is here and so my friends I wish you the best of Christmas cheer....But:
Please don't get drunk and slice your hand open with the carving knife.
Please don't get drunk and stab your wife.
Please don't get drunk and fall down the front stairs while fooling around, quadriplegia is a terrible Christmas gift.
Please don't pass out drunk and leave candles burning, the resulting fire will ruin many of your co-tenants holiday also.
Please don't get drunk and stagger into the glass patio door nearly killing yourself from blood loss.
Please don't get drunk and beat your loved ones. Ho Ho Ho, Merry Christmas indeed.
Please for one day see if you can avoid lying, cheating, stealing, assaulting, raping, torturing or killing anyone.
I'm working Christmas day and don't wish to see any of you in the ER, my friends the police would like to enjoy the holiday also.
If you think this is an exageration just ask any ER nurse if it is true, sadly it is.
And if I may God, just one small prayer: 'Please no Codes this year until the holiday is safely over.' There is nothing worse than to have to tell a family that a loved one has died on Christmas knowing that, for them, Christmas will be ruined forever.
7 comments:
Speaking only from a teacher's perspective - one who deals with FAS and the whole spectrum. There is no point to alcohol. None. There is no safe amount to drink when pregnant. It has destroyed many lives in the villages and cities of Alaska.
Now you've gone and jinxed it! You and I both know, someone always codes on Christmas day. Ah well, I wish you a civilised day from one who is also working.
Well, I'll be OUT of the ED for change...because I revert to Medic-For-A-Day. I'll be on the ambulance, bringin' 'em in to ya.
I had a choice: ED, aircraft, or ambulance. I took ground EMS for a change...
"Please don't get drunk and beat your loved ones. Ho Ho Ho, Merry Christmas indeed."
Already had 2 of those.
And please, please drive carefully and use a designated driver if needed! (am terribly saddened by a MVA victim from yesterday and his poor family)
Hey, what do you know? This has been the quietest Christmas day I can remember. No-one died on my shift, I got to go home early and we only had 3 overdoses. I hope the night shift don't pay for it or tomorrow's shift. How was your Christmas?
I was working the evening shift out on the floor as a field tech this Yule, before retreating to the network ops center for my regular night shift. Our ED looked pretty busy when I swung through on my rounds. Perhaps GrumpyRN's workload came over here instead...
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