A day in the Life of a 5th Yr Medical student in Accident & Emergency

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Hey Lovelies,

I've seen quite a few medical bloggers do this, so I thought why not jump on the bandwagon while I'm still a medical student! For those who do not know, I am in my final year of medical school where I am currently doing my accident & emergency rotation. For this rotation my timetable is currently all over the place, some days I start at 8am, 12pm or 10pm!

06:30 Alarm goes off

• It takes me a while to get out of bed. I snooze my alarm  at least three times before I get out of bed

06:54 Out of bed

• I shower, get dressed
• I did not have time to make breakfast so I just had some fruits. 

7:45 Out of the house

• My hospital is actually about 1 hr drive away from where I live.

8:50 Arrive in hospital

• Have coffee in the staff room 

09:00 Start

• First case for the day is a case I will probably never forget, I still find it hard to believe that it actually happened.  A teenage girl came in with abdo pain and vaginal bleeding. But we actually discovered that she was in labour, but she was not aware that she was pregnant.
• Vomiting blood
• Ankle fracture
• Syncope (faint)

12:36 Lunch

13:00 Back to A&E Department

• Did a few Jobs- cannulations, taking bloods
• Cases- Vomiting, confusion

16:08 Finished hospital- Home time

17:25 Home

• Seems to be always traffic on the way back home, so got home later than usual
• I procrastinate for a good 40 mins- I check all my social media, make phone calls, and catch up with my housemates.

20:15  Portfolio work/ study

23:00 In bed

• It actually takes me about a good two hours before I fall asleep. I really need to work on this