Sleepless On Call – 5 Things To Do Before You Wake Up Your Boss
A couple of weeks ago I was on call in the ICU and I was called by a 2nd year resident. “Mr. Miller isn’t well and has desaturated repeatedly.” How was I supposed to reply? “Thank you for the information, good night.” “I’ll take care of the problem, why don’t YOU go to bed.” Obviously, the way this piece information was presented neither helped me, the patient or the poor guy on the other side of the phone. When you wake up your boss during the midd
