Dr. Kenobi, A+E Consultant.
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Starts his shift as he means to go on... by picking up the standby phone.
Then immediately looks at the ED tracker.
When the nursing home refer in a 99 year old lady with dementia, 'who just doesn't look right.'
When his favourite locum SHO who was 'definitely interested' in A&E, tells him he's applied to orthopaedics.
Having some banter with a patient who's fallen off a ladder doing some home DIY.
A visual representation of his daily battle with the bed management team.
The med reg suggests that this patient may have something called 'bacterial pneumonia.'
Negotiating with the intoxicated patient who is trashing the ambulatory area.
When his second favourite locum SHO smashes the ACCS interview.
The reg suggests giving a stat of IV furosemide to cover for failure.
When the charge nurse informs him the local DGH are sending a red trauma over their way.
'Dr. Kenobi, should I add on a d-dimer and a troponin for this patient just in case?'
When a GP refers in a ?cauda equina but there's no PR documented.
When the new FY2 asks friendly consultant Ben if he knows, 'Dr. Kenobi who's on this referral letter?'
Risking missing date night with his wife to stay an extra hour and help with a man in resus who needs tubed.
Takes a glance at the Saturday night waiting room as he makes his way to the car park.
Sits in his car for far too long, wondering if it's too late to retrain as a GP.
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