Shanksteps Bere April #5 In the late evening Im asked to see a guy with significant abdominal pain. He says it started in the upper abdomen and then progressed to everywhere. He’s quite tender in the upper abdomen and seems…
Shanksteps Bere April 2023 #4
Shanksteps Bere April 2023 #4 Today is Sabbath, we go to church. I woke at dawn about 5:30. Fortunately they didn’t turn off the generator this morning, so I lay there in the fan for a little while. I get…
Shanksteps of faith #7
Horrible details follow, read only when you’re ready to be touched by someones hurt. She is 18, she has pus coming out of her mouth. She cant open her mouth because of a muscle spasm called trismus. She is laying in the…
Shanksteps of Faith #5
I walk into the OR (operating room) and they tell me that my patient isn’t ready. It’s 10:30, and they’ve had plenty of time (since 8AM) to get them ready. Im frustrated but hold my tongue. They don’t llke to…