Mount Sinai ED, isihogo eMhlabeni
Ezinyangeni ezimbili ezidlule, ngibe nokuhlangana okuseduze nokwami siqu nama-ED ezikhungo ezimbili ezinkulu zezokwelapha eNew York City, eMount Sinai, nase-NYU Langone. Ngenxa yokuthi iNtaba iSinayi isebenzise umbono kaDante wesihogo njengesibonelo sayo, ngeke ngibambezeleke ezinkulungwaneni zezinto ezesabekayo ezilinde noma yimuphi umuntu onesibindi sokungena kulesi sikhungo.
Kusukela kumakhulu (mhlawumbe izinkulungwane) zeziguli ezilinde usizo lwezokwelashwa, ezipakishwe kuma-gurney amiswe eduze kakhulu kunosardine ethini, kuya kubantu abagula kakhulu baze bahlanzele emapanini ombhede futhi baklabalase ngobuhlungu phezulu kwamaphaphu abo, cishe wonke umuntu akanakwa. ngochwepheshe abambalwa bezempilo abakhona ukuze babhekane nabagulayo nabalimele eNtabeni iSinayi.
Odokotela abatholakali kalula kunoma ubani! Khohlwa izithombe zikadokotela/umhlengikazi ezinqamula izikrini zethelevishini ezivela eChicago Med kanye neGrey’s Anatomy; inkolelo ebesilokhu siyidla ngodokotela, abahlengikazi, nabaphathi besibhedlela iyinganekwane emsulwa futhi inezinga eliphansi lobuqiniso kune-Goldie Locks kanye namabhere amathathu.
ENtabeni iSinayi, ukukhucululwa kwendle kuwumqondo ovela esichazamazwini kuphela. Izimpahla eziyisisekelo, kusukela ephepheni lasendlini yangasese kuya ezintweni zokusula ngesandla kanye nemikhiqizo yenhlanzeko yabesifazane - zonke izinto ezihlinzekwayo zigcinwa zingabonakali (uma zikhona). Odokotela benza izindiza ezisheshayo - ukucinga iziguli ngokumemeza amagama azo futhi balinde ogulayo noma olimele ukuthi aphakamise isandla futhi aziveze. Kwesinye isikhathi abasebenzi bezempilo kumele bagibele bazungeze ama-gurney aqoqiwe ngoba umuntu abamfunayo unemigqa emine ngemuva, futhi kufanele baphuthaze inqwaba yezinye iziguli ezifuna ukukhuluma nodokotela noma umhlengikazi (cabanga indawo yempi enezingozi ezinqwabelene ngemva kokuqhuma kwebhomu lapho isiqina ngasinye sifinyelela ngokulangazela ukunakwa). Ngike ngavakashela izibhedlela emazweni asathuthuka, futhi ulwazi lwaseNtabeni iSinayi lungaphansi kokunakekelwa kwezokwelapha okutholakala emazweni aseCaribbean angathuthukisiwe, eNdiya, noma eNingizimu Afrika.
Iziguli zishiywa zizenzela umathanda amahora nezinsuku ngaphandle kokudla, amanzi, imikhiqizo yenhlanzeko, imithi, noma izibuyekezo zesimo sazo, kuhlangene nokuhamba ngezinyawo okude ukuya ezindlini zangasese. Uma ungenayo iselula, ungakhohlwa ukuxhumana nanoma ubani. Uma ungenayo ishaja namandla asekelayo, khohlwa nge-Wi-Fi kanye nokufinyelela ocingweni njengoba zingekho iziteshi zokushaja eduze kwama-gurneys futhi amatheminali ekhompyutha awabasebenzi kuphela.
Ngemva kwamahora acishe abe ngu-10 ngihlolwa futhi ngiposhwa inqwaba yabantu bezokwelapha abangadalulwanga ngamagama nabangaziwa, ngagcina ngibikelwe ukuthi ngenxa yobunzima besimo sami, ngizolaliswa embhedeni wasesibhedlela. Amahora ahamba futhi ukunyakaza okuwukuphela komhlengikazi owasondeza i-gurney yami eduze kwabanye njengoba kwakukhona ukuhlinzwa kweziguli ze-ED futhi yayingasekho indawo etholakalayo. Khohlwa ngebanga elingamafidi ayi-6 ukuze uthole izinyathelo zokuphepha ze-COVID, khohlwa ngamasistimu abuyekeziwe we-HVAC, Covid kwakungeyona ngisho nokucatshangelwa kamuva esimweni esiphuthumayo saseSinayi. Lapho ekugcineni ngithola umhlengikazi owayezokhuluma nami (futhi ngiyeke ukugqolozela isikrini sekhompyutha), ngatshelwa ukuthi ngangingalinda amahora angu-72 ukuze ngithole umbhede ngempela esibhedlela (futhi lokhu kwakuwusuku oluhle). Ngizamile ukuxhumana nodokotela we-gastro owangidlulisela eSinayi ED - kodwa akazange aphendule kuma-imeyili futhi zazingekho ezinye izindlela zokuxhumana naye.
Ngangigula kakhulu, ngilambile, ngingcole kakhulu, futhi ngithukuthele kakhulu ukuba ngihlale eSinayi - ngakho ngazihlola ngaphuma esibhedlela futhi ngangizimisele ukubhekana nezinkinga zami zezokwelapha ekhaya. Kwadingeka ngizingele umhlengikazi wami (futhi) futhi ngimqinisekise ukuthi asuse amehlo akhe esikrinini sekhompyutha yakhe ukuze ngimtshele ukuthi ngiyahamba. Uxhumane nodokotela ophikweni lwe-gastro ngoba kwakudingeka amaphepha ngaphambi kokukhululwa. Emaminithini/amahora kamuva udokotela wagcina efikile egunjini lami. Lapho esengibuza igama lami kanye nosuku lokuzalwa, wayefuna ukwazi ukuthi kungani ngise-ER kanye negama likadokotela wami! Lo “dokotela” wayengazi ukuthi ngingubani futhi wayengenandaba nayo. Intshisekelo yalo mfo kuphela? Thola amaphepha asayiniwe, cela unesi ukuthi akhiphe amashubhu wami we-IV, futhi angihambise endleleni yami.
Ngasinda eSinayi ER, kodwa izinkumbulo zephupho elibi ziqoshwe engqondweni yami unomphela. Izincomo zami siqu: ungayi, ngaphansi kwanoma yiziphi izimo, uye eNtabeni iSinayi ukuze uthole izimo eziphuthumayo zezokwelapha.
Ngenhlanhla ngakwazi ukugibela itekisi (ngangingenayo imali esele kumakhalekhukhwini wami nekheli lasesibhedlela, ngakho u-Uber noLyft babengekho embuzweni). Ngaya ekhaya, ngageza, ngazama ukulala, futhi lapho ngivuka, ngazama ukucabanga ukuthi ngenzeni ngokulandelayo.
I-akhawunti iyaqhubeka
Ngeshwa ngangingekho endleleni eya ekwelapheni okuyisimangaliso noma ukululama ngokushesha, futhi isimo sami saba sibi njengoba amahora ayehamba eba yizinsuku namaviki. Ngokukhuthazela okuqinile ngaphusha indlela yami yokunqamula ukuvinjelwa kodokotela be-NYU Langone, ekugcineni ngathola odokotela ababezokwamukela iziguli ezintsha ngokuqokwa okutholakala ezinsukwini ezimbalwa/amasonto hhayi izinyanga ezizayo. Ngenhlanhla ngathola udokotela we-gerontology owayenobukhona bengqondo ukuhlela i-sonogram futhi lokhu kuhlolwa kwaqinisekisa isimo sami, kunikeza abanye odokotela indlela yesixazululo. Lokhu kwakungewona useyili obushelelezi.
