Comments on: The First Code http://parchomd.com/2007/08/04/the-first-code/ Rants of a medicine resident born, raised, and trained in The South... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:16:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: rick http://parchomd.com/2007/08/04/the-first-code/#comment-7054 rick Tue, 10 Jun 2008 21:22:09 +0000 http://parchomd.com/2007/08/04/the-first-code/#comment-7054 way too many hours, my friend. way too many hours, my friend.

]]> By: JC http://parchomd.com/2007/08/04/the-first-code/#comment-2385 JC Sat, 11 Aug 2007 01:34:54 +0000 http://parchomd.com/2007/08/04/the-first-code/#comment-2385 My intern year I figured this out. When arriving first to a code 1) identify yourself (I'm the intern on the code team) 2) assign someone to check pulse/do compressions 3) assign someone to attach the defib leads. This will buy you enough time to either think about what comes next, or until your resident arrives. My intern year I figured this out. When arriving first to a code 1) identify yourself (I’m the intern on the code team) 2) assign someone to check pulse/do compressions 3) assign someone to attach the defib leads. This will buy you enough time to either think about what comes next, or until your resident arrives.

]]> By: Peanut http://parchomd.com/2007/08/04/the-first-code/#comment-2190 Peanut Sun, 05 Aug 2007 11:41:54 +0000 http://parchomd.com/2007/08/04/the-first-code/#comment-2190 Geeze. That is very scary. At what point do they teach you how to respond to a code? I am a fourth year medical student - do they teach you that when you get certified in advanced life support? peanut Geeze. That is very scary. At what point do they teach you how to respond to a code? I am a fourth year medical student - do they teach you that when you get certified in advanced life support?
peanut

]]> By: MSG http://parchomd.com/2007/08/04/the-first-code/#comment-2168 MSG Sat, 04 Aug 2007 22:19:21 +0000 http://parchomd.com/2007/08/04/the-first-code/#comment-2168 I've been seen a code where no doctors responded. It was late at night and the internal med team was supposed to take the calls since our surgery residents have home call. Apparently the resident was in the library, headphones on, sleeping. He almost got fired in front of everybody the next morning. Bad, bad, bad. I’ve been seen a code where no doctors responded. It was late at night and the internal med team was supposed to take the calls since our surgery residents have home call. Apparently the resident was in the library, headphones on, sleeping. He almost got fired in front of everybody the next morning. Bad, bad, bad.

]]> By: Parcho, MD http://parchomd.com/2007/08/04/the-first-code/#comment-2164 Parcho, MD Sat, 04 Aug 2007 19:48:25 +0000 http://parchomd.com/2007/08/04/the-first-code/#comment-2164 Oh, and babies are icky. ;-) Oh, and babies are icky. ;-)

]]> By: Parcho, MD http://parchomd.com/2007/08/04/the-first-code/#comment-2162 Parcho, MD Sat, 04 Aug 2007 19:44:19 +0000 http://parchomd.com/2007/08/04/the-first-code/#comment-2162 It was unavoidable, I was right across the hall when the Code Blue came over the intercom. There was no place to hide. It was unavoidable, I was right across the hall when the Code Blue came over the intercom. There was no place to hide.

]]> By: K, MD http://parchomd.com/2007/08/04/the-first-code/#comment-2158 K, MD Sat, 04 Aug 2007 17:32:25 +0000 http://parchomd.com/2007/08/04/the-first-code/#comment-2158 First to a code...bad bad bad. I delivered a baby with gastroschisis. (Apparently the surrounding area where I am has an unnaturally high rate of it). It was disturbingly weird. First to a code…bad bad bad.

I delivered a baby with gastroschisis. (Apparently the surrounding area where I am has an unnaturally high rate of it). It was disturbingly weird.

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