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ER Diaries : The Crepitus

Hey all 9pm . Chill ER . A 53 year old male Diabetic ,CAD , Stage 4 CKD on hemodialysis who had 2 fingers amputated earlier came complains of swollen lower limbs with non healing wound which developed gradually following rupture of a bleb. The last serum creatinine was 5 mg/dl. On local examination , the wound was foul smelling with pus oozing out.  We examined the wound and called up the consultant surgeon to come and have a look. He walked in examined the wound advised color Doppler of lower limbs . Nephrology referral and was about to leave when a 35 year old lady bumped into him. Who is she? He asked.  Umm... Sir , I don’t know who she is sir . I didnot take her history yet. Let me see . He turned back. A wooden stool had apparently fallen on her trunk leaving the right side of her chest wall in pain.  There were no external injuries. The area was tender . The only complain she had was pain. She was hemodynamically stable n coherent with her surroundings. 

ERDiaries : Kalma Parh Dijiye !

Madam , Aap unke kaan me Kalma Parh Dijiye , Please ! - a young man requested me , even before I stepped into the ER . I had no clue what he was talking about , who he was.  At the entrance itself I see the entire ER team trying to resuscitate a lady .  After about 13 months I saw a collapsed human. I was not scared but puzzled . I placed my bag . Stood there clueless. The team was handling it like a pro and I had no idea how to contribute .  The head nurse enquired who I was . We didn’t happen to meet on my Day 1 in ER. The Resident Doctor  Dr. Waheeja ? ( Name Killed. It’s ok . Quite used to it .)  Yes sir . Done with BLS class.  Yes sir . I said hesitantly ( 9 months ago.)  He asked me to join the team . The nursing team gave me a death stare after seeing my CPR attempts . It seemed like a massage . I don’t know what went wrong with my muscle power . My attempts were nothing close to How CPR is done . I tried to threaten my brain . Brush down my anxie