Ebola

Posted by denitzablagev on October 27, 2014 · 2 Comments 

“If I get a call about smallpox from the ER I’m not coming in,” an Infectious Disease doctor said to a colleague in the hospital where I was working.  It was the early days of 9/11 and anything seemed possible. “Are you all OK with providing care for Ebola patients?” our section chief asked.  Our ICU is the … Continue reading →

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Running a code up at kevinmd.

Posted by denitzablagev on October 19, 2014 · Leave a Comment 

http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2014/10/running-code-team-sport.html

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Code

Posted by denitzablagev on October 5, 2014 · 5 Comments 

“They need you in room 13” she said when I answered the phone and I ran back to the ICU.  The patient was coding and for each minute that felt like an hour, we tried, and failed, to save her.  She wasn’t breathing, her heart wasn’t working, and despite the 30 people gathered in the room, … Continue reading →

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