Last couple of days has been pretty intense. There will be no live pictures this time - because I think the ppl deserve their privacy in these stories.
Yesterday started well, with things "well" planned. Lots of ppl were scheduled for surgery, knowing that there usually are a few emergencies the surgeons knew it would be a busy day. The day usually goes from 8-12 with a 2 hour break, before going back to the block at 14-18. We were in surgery until 13, and I had the opportunity to assist in 2 surgeries. Coming back in the afternoon it was pretty quiet in the beginning, before a lady came asking for the head surgeon (also the head doctor) needing assistance NOW. He went with her, and came back in no time; said we have an emergency. A lady had a external uterus pregnancy that had erupted = DANGER!We had just finished an appendix surgery, when the anesthetics guys hurried into the other room to prep the lady, whom was a fellow worker. She went under very quickly and they did the surgery with few words. They usually talk a lot during surgery. The lady lost a lot of blood, but had 2 SAG (2 bags) that got transfused - she made it!! If the doctor hadn't reacted as quickly as he did, she probably wouldn't be alive today. She is doing well!!
Then today, we had a pregnant lady that came in a 4 am and was told that the baby didn't have a heartbeat and that she would get looked at later when the doc came along. A misunderstanding happened, and the doc didn't look at her. Another midwife came and checked the lady, and said she heard heartbeat - she asked if I could listen - and I heard it too. It was irregular, but a heartbeat. The doctor was contacted, and they did a c-section but it was too late.
Dealing with the emotions, I was called upon to come assist on an appendix surgery. And you do what you got to do, assist!
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