Lobsters of Medicine
Posted by GruntDoc on March 19th, 2009
I’ve never cooked lobsters but was reminded of the trick to the recipe today: if you try to put lobsters into boiling water you’ll have a big fight and it won’t go well, but put them in cool water and slowly turn up the heat, by the time they realize there’s a problem they’re cooked.
I thought about this while turning sideways between gurneys in the hall to get through to the next patient of many.
The temperature in my ED continues to climb, but I’ve been here so long it just seems like it’s getting a little warm.
ED’s everywhere have rising census, increasing demands, physical plants that aren’t keeping up with the crush.
Coal mines have canaries. Medicine has lobsters.
It’s getting warm, but there’s plenty of time.
Right?
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March 19th, 2009 at 7:01 am
Fort Worth seems to not be keeping up with the increasing population and demand for medical care. Having worked at a facility there recently I can attest to that. They need at least one more large hospital……
March 19th, 2009 at 7:22 am
Have you thought about moving where its colder? That way, you can at least open the door to let the heat out.
March 19th, 2009 at 11:48 am
A very clever analogy for a serious problem.
Pamela Powers
Managing Editor
March 21st, 2009 at 5:08 am
I just used the frog in boiling water vs slowly warmed water analogy just this week when discussing the increase in workload for nurses over the last 10 years.
Seems everything is the same all over…overworked and under appreciated.
March 21st, 2009 at 5:16 pm
This is going live at Better Health on Tuesday morning. :) Nice post.
March 24th, 2009 at 3:40 pm
Wow. You kinda summed it up in one short post. Great job. Now that I am working nights it seems like I turned the heat down a smidge, but just a little.
PA
April 3rd, 2009 at 8:59 pm
I am really very very impressd from this post……..its really powerful though and powerfull person who write this……