[Polybius]

Wow,My son just came home from a 36 hour shift on the fire department which was non stop and a few hours sleep in between.Most of us have done this at one time or another.Pathetic excuse.

In medical school, in the Trauma Surgery rotation, we worked, in Teams called "Trauma A" and "Trauma B", 30-36 hours on, 18-12 hours off, 30-36 hours on, 18-12 hours off, for an entire month in the County hospital of a major metropolitan city with a very active Knife & Gun Club.

We were constantly on the move for those 30-36 hours and never slept once. We were responsible for the surgery and post op care for every single trauma case that rolled in from 7:00 AM one morning until 6:59 AM the next morning.

When we reported to the rotation, the Chief Resident barked at us, "You know what's so bad about about being responsible for every single trauma surgery case for 24 hours straight every other day for an entire month?"

"Ummm .... No, Dr. Wilson. What?"

"YOU MISS HALF THE CASES!!!"

[fatima]

Thank you for what you do.(((((Hugs))))Could curse.