Wow, I just realized how long it has been since i've blogged anything. I don't know if this will become more of a regular occurance or not, but I've had a couple experiences lately that I've wanted to share, so... why not. :)
Is most of you probably know, I am now a nurse, I work in an Emergency Room. I had an amazing experience yesterday that I can't tell a lot of details about, but I wanted to share. There was an accident that came in. A surgeon who was in the room at the time called me over. He explained, "come here, you need to learn this so that you can do it next time." I went over and saw that he had done a thoracotomy, which simply means that he cut a hole into the patient's thoracic cavity. He showed me how he had been doing internal CPR, which means that instead of doing chest compressions, he had his hand inside the patient's chest and was physically squeezing the patient's heart to move blood throughout the body. He had me stick my hand inside and I got to hold the patient's heart in my hand. The doctor had me explore inside a little, I felt the diaphragm, the lungs, and the heart. It was surreal. I was holding a heart in my hand! It felt just like I imagined a heart would feel, and it was very hard for me to actually stick my hand in at first. It just felt like I shouldn't be allowed to do something like that! But, I feel very blessed to be at a hospital where all the staff seem to advocate teaching so much!
More adventures later :)
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