While the doctor called Grumpy slept at his place Came a call for him to pick up the pace The ER was calling Some guy was a-falling You better get in to give give Alteplase.
OMG. I totally forgot about that. I used to be a rape crisis councilor (pre-baby-havin')- when a victim arrived at any hospital in the area, one of us got the page to show up and help her (I did have one male once, though) through her experience and refer her to services. We also brought them clothing, as law enforcement often took the clothes she came in wearing as evidence. Anyway, that pager sat right on my nightstand, right my head, like a little ticking bomb. Would I get a night's sleep, or would I be heading out to a hospital 20 miles away at 2am? To this day, I can't stand the sound of a pager.
While the doctor called Grumpy slept at his place
ReplyDeleteCame a call for him to pick up the pace
The ER was calling
Some guy was a-falling
You better get in to give give Alteplase.
Like!
ReplyDeleteoh, that is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI'm on call right now (not health care, but IT) and I love that image of a live bedside hand grenade.
love the call Haike and your "I Hate Call" poem.
ReplyDeleteyou speak for most medical professions who HAVE to take call.
OMG !! Doc, u started writing haiku too :P Here's one of mine...
ReplyDeleteSleepin with a grin
In afternoon pharmac class
On general anaesthetics
Perfect ~
ReplyDeleteA most excellent haiku!
ReplyDeleteROFLMAO.
ReplyDeleteMy hubby thinks my grednade should be flushed down the toilet!
Oops. I typed in "give" twice. Well, you get the idea.
ReplyDeleteLove it!
ReplyDeleteNow that was a big surprise!You are a man of many talents, for sure.
ReplyDeleteAwesome!
ReplyDeleteMelissa
i hate call.
ReplyDeleteOMG. I totally forgot about that. I used to be a rape crisis councilor (pre-baby-havin')- when a victim arrived at any hospital in the area, one of us got the page to show up and help her (I did have one male once, though) through her experience and refer her to services. We also brought them clothing, as law enforcement often took the clothes she came in wearing as evidence. Anyway, that pager sat right on my nightstand, right my head, like a little ticking bomb. Would I get a night's sleep, or would I be heading out to a hospital 20 miles away at 2am? To this day, I can't stand the sound of a pager.
ReplyDeleteLove it Dr. Grumpy!
ReplyDeletehere's my semiplagiaristic response:
antigravity
asleep oncall phone ringing
levitates me