Wednesday, May 23, 2007

Things feel strange this week.
ER is eerily calm. The beds in the hallway are empty. The rescue bays are empty. Subacute is quiet. The only patients I had consults for today were a left leg hematoma and a chronic ALS (amyotropic lateral sclerosis) patient being transferred to MNI (Montreal Neurological Institute).
ICU is not much different. Quick in and out problems that resolve themselves. Beds are empty.
Two patients coded on the floor today. Crash carts came in and out. One lived, one didn't. Otherwise, the floor was silent.
I'm getting a feeling of "inquietitude", like this is the calm before the storm.
Something is about to happen.