Comments on: Chew Then Swallow http://trismus1.wordpress.com/2008/02/13/chew-then-swallow/ My experiences as an ER doc Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:37:38 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Ten out of Ten http://trismus1.wordpress.com/2008/02/13/chew-then-swallow/#comment-6133 Ten out of Ten Mon, 18 Feb 2008 17:47:42 +0000 http://trismus1.wordpress.com/?p=175#comment-6133 Anonstudent -- I wish I loved it but I don't, the job wears on me. Still I don't ever wish that I had gone into something else. If I was back in 4th year I'd pick EM again no question. Just go with your gut, and try to project yourself not through residency but your career. Ask yourself can I tolerate doing this speciality for the next 20-30 years. Good luck. Anonstudent — I wish I loved it but I don’t, the job wears on me. Still I don’t ever wish that I had gone into something else. If I was back in 4th year I’d pick EM again no question.

Just go with your gut, and try to project yourself not through residency but your career. Ask yourself can I tolerate doing this speciality for the next 20-30 years. Good luck.

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]]> By: anonstudent http://trismus1.wordpress.com/2008/02/13/chew-then-swallow/#comment-6107 anonstudent Fri, 15 Feb 2008 11:54:40 +0000 http://trismus1.wordpress.com/?p=175#comment-6107 So 10/10, You seem to really like your job but other blogs i read make it sound like EM is the worst job in the world! I really enjoyed my EM rotations but have had many ER docs tell me to head for the ROAD :). Would you have chosen EM if you could do it all over? Thanks So 10/10,
You seem to really like your job but other blogs i read make it sound like EM is the worst job in the world! I really enjoyed my EM rotations but have had many ER docs tell me to head for the ROAD :) . Would you have chosen EM if you could do it all over? Thanks

]]> By: emergencyem http://trismus1.wordpress.com/2008/02/13/chew-then-swallow/#comment-6106 emergencyem Fri, 15 Feb 2008 03:38:59 +0000 http://trismus1.wordpress.com/?p=175#comment-6106 Gross! Good job though. Gross!

Good job though.

]]> By: ekchung http://trismus1.wordpress.com/2008/02/13/chew-then-swallow/#comment-6105 ekchung Thu, 14 Feb 2008 17:34:13 +0000 http://trismus1.wordpress.com/?p=175#comment-6105 My bad with the above comment - linked to the wrong URL in me own blog. Not sure how it generated a post in this blog, tho. My bad with the above comment – linked to the wrong URL in me own blog. Not sure how it generated a post in this blog, tho.

]]> By: Ed’s corner of the web » Vindication for a minimalist http://trismus1.wordpress.com/2008/02/13/chew-then-swallow/#comment-6104 Ed’s corner of the web » Vindication for a minimalist Thu, 14 Feb 2008 15:16:08 +0000 http://trismus1.wordpress.com/?p=175#comment-6104 [...] meds in kids under 2 and announced investigation into use in kids over 2.  It was one of those silent fist-pump moments.  Now the FDA has announced some of the early results of that investigation, calculating that over [...] [...] meds in kids under 2 and announced investigation into use in kids over 2.  It was one of those silent fist-pump moments.  Now the FDA has announced some of the early results of that investigation, calculating that over [...]

]]> By: Ten out of Ten http://trismus1.wordpress.com/2008/02/13/chew-then-swallow/#comment-6103 Ten out of Ten Wed, 13 Feb 2008 22:53:23 +0000 http://trismus1.wordpress.com/?p=175#comment-6103 Nurse K, usually for the nurses I do this dance, starting at about :45. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSoVKUVOnfQ Nurse K, usually for the nurses I do this dance, starting at about :45.

]]> By: Ten out of Ten http://trismus1.wordpress.com/2008/02/13/chew-then-swallow/#comment-6102 Ten out of Ten Wed, 13 Feb 2008 22:50:21 +0000 http://trismus1.wordpress.com/?p=175#comment-6102 I think that's a fair assessment. I haven't seen major trauma in coming up on two years now, and there's no way I'm running a trauma code as efficiently as an ER doc at a level I trauma center. By the way I'm not trying to call out all rural EMS, only that on this particular night with this particular team, they allowed bias to severely cloud their judgement. I think that’s a fair assessment. I haven’t seen major trauma in coming up on two years now, and there’s no way I’m running a trauma code as efficiently as an ER doc at a level I trauma center.

By the way I’m not trying to call out all rural EMS, only that on this particular night with this particular team, they allowed bias to severely cloud their judgement.

]]> By: Eco Warrior http://trismus1.wordpress.com/2008/02/13/chew-then-swallow/#comment-6101 Eco Warrior Wed, 13 Feb 2008 22:15:24 +0000 http://trismus1.wordpress.com/?p=175#comment-6101 I work for one of the biggest EMS agencies in Vermont (as you can guess, still small.) The problem, it seems, is that the smaller squads don't get enough calls to keep their skills tight. All the manequin procedures in the world will never prepare you for the real thing. I work for one of the biggest EMS agencies in Vermont (as you can guess, still small.) The problem, it seems, is that the smaller squads don’t get enough calls to keep their skills tight. All the manequin procedures in the world will never prepare you for the real thing.

]]> By: piereth http://trismus1.wordpress.com/2008/02/13/chew-then-swallow/#comment-6100 piereth Wed, 13 Feb 2008 20:36:01 +0000 http://trismus1.wordpress.com/?p=175#comment-6100 Stridulous is, I believe, a form of stridulate - which is what grasshoppers do. Love to know what is sounds like in a person! :-) Stridulous is, I believe, a form of stridulate – which is what grasshoppers do. Love to know what is sounds like in a person! :-)

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