The ‘'Killer' Hospital Stories’ Category


‘I thought it was wind’ – Dr Anonymous

Saturday, October 25th, 2008

It was one of my first nights on my Ortho and Urology run in first year. Hectic nights on the hold and a few sick patients on both the Ortho and Uro wards.
One thing about the Ortho wards is that they are generally quite full of older patients with hips, knees etc etc. A big [...]

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My 1st Catheter – Dr Invisible

Saturday, October 25th, 2008

It was a dark damp June night as I entered Middlemore ED for my first ED shift as a fourth year medical student. I joined up with a pretty jocular reg called Al. He was a Welsh lad and we had a few laughs during the shift but it turned to custard when Mr N [...]

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The names I’ve been called – Dr. Anon

Saturday, October 25th, 2008

I have been called some very funny names by delirious patients in hospital, but one story definitely stands out for me.
As a first year I was always very keen to get stuck in and help on the ward wherever I could. I was walking past a room in one of the general medicine wards and [...]

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