the other day, i just had my very first DOT (dead on table). it was 7:00 in the morning when my c.i. told me to scrub up for an emergency operation, and there he was. The patient was a good-looking 27-year-old single guy who was involved in a vehicular accident while onboard his motorcycle. the operation was very fast paced- the kind you'd see in movies during emergencies. midway into our operation, he arrested and one of the surgeons began cpr. i was trying hard to keep my composure when i saw the damages: ruptured spleen, kidneys, and liver. all measures were taken to help him survive, but because of the injuries he sustained and the blood he lost, he was declared dead by 7:30. it made me realize how precious life is and why i am right into turning down mick's wishes of buying a motorcycle. at least now, i have a solid argument.
i never thought that it would take one dead patient to make me appreciate what i have now. i no longer consider myself to be luckless. because of this patient, i now consider myself lucky coz i'm still alive.
i'm also lucky last night coz for the first time in months, i got to have at least 8 hours of sleep!
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