CT Machine

CT Machine, originally uploaded by steve_ever_green.

It takes only 5-10 minutes to see what is going on inside the brain and body. Last week one elderly lady got heart arrest on the table, but we didn't let her go. No I don't mean this machine has a high risk of such incidents. It was just a coincidence as she was really ill.

At the hospital, we carry the bleeps . Once someone gets heart arrest or unresponsive, the switchboard announced " Cardiac arrest, Cardiac arrest at A&E Resus.......". Those who are involved in on-call teams have to run wherever they are and whatever they are doing and start the advanced life support, according to the guidelines from http://www.resus.org.uk. We all are well trained for that purpose. Registrar gives the commands. Anesthetist secures the air way by putting a tube inside the patient’s throat. One doctor does shocking if required. Some do message. Nurses make ready to give parenteral medicines. ( Resuscitation course fee is over £300. It is just a 2 day course).

On call team mean it is covering the emergency patients and in-patients 24 hours round. Team members will change after doing hand-over about ill patients.