Saturday, 2 August 2008

Walking among the snoring classes

A&E on a typical Saturday night


Believe it or not, Dr Genesis is back on nights. Thank goodness it is his last night shifts before he becomes a GP registrar. You know, that's the one where they write your name in pen above the other GPs and you think "I hope I don't have to see that useless junior". That's me.



Dr Genesis worked from 9pm until 10am yesterday. Despite not getting a wink of sleep and drawing back an old man from the abyss of a diabetic coma, he didn't receive a single word of thanks from the consultant on the ward round. In fact, there is barely an utterance of appreciation from the powers that be in medicine. There seems to be a culture to studiously avoid positive feedback. It takes a great senior to say thank you to his junior.
A&E was packed last night. Most of them were degenerate scumbags who just got too drunk, hit someone/something inanimate, broke/cut/squashed some part of their body then got their free slice of the NHS cake. Dr Genesis has worked in A&E. On his first shift, a drunk teenager came in practically comatose. "What shall we do?" a fresh faced Dr Genesis asked the charge nurse. "Fill them up till they piss themselves, then chuck them out". With a few years of experience, Dr Genesis thinks that is too good for them. Why does intoxication necessitate a trip to A&E? These people have barely paid any tax in their lives. When something is free, it tends to be abused.
Bear in mind, in Australia you have to pay $30 to see your GP. Pay on the day and receive a discount to $27. Use the other $3 to buy a "tinnie".

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