Monday, December 05, 2005
just came back from ambulance attachment.. i must say it was rather boring and unexciting..
1st case 11.08 pm. malay woman presented with chest tightness and epigastric pain while breastfeeding baby.
2nd case 2am. elderly chinese lady presented with shortness of breath. chronic smoker. history of COPD. probably acute exacerbation of COPD. given inhaled salbutamol.
3am. assault case. a guy being beaten by 10 over guys at hougang green. can't find him there. caller said he had walked to another place.
3rd case 3.20am. chinese lady. gave birth few weeks ago. presented with fever, chills and rigors for 2 days. fever was waxing and waning. associated with dysuria. suspected UTI.
4th case 5.24am road traffic accident along road near compasspoint. motorcyclist and pillion rider injured. man compained of pain around right lateral chest area. his wife had a probable dislocation of her right shoulder and little finger.i wasnt required to do much except for the last case which i helped to carry the man onto the stretcher. well at least it was an eyeopener being inside a fire station for the first time and having an insight into how the civil defence is like. the 2 medics i was with certainly didnt have a lot of good comments about the "free ambulance service" the civil defence was providing. haha. but both of them treated me well and we all got on quite well. and with 2 2-hr sleeps saddling a call, the night call was quite bearable. but learning value wise for a medical student, i wouldnt say it was that useful..
MARATHON
how can i not blog about it right.. heh i would say this year i did quite okay la.. i was pleased with my timing. pb leh.. haha. stuck to my race plan and everything turned out well.. no cramps this year.. just muscle tightness and fatigue around 35km.. after that was pure mental stength and putting one foot in front of the other all the way to the finishing line.
much more enjoyable and satisfying this year la.. learnt my mistake from last year.. started training earlier and clocked more mileage too.. and not to forget the sunday runs with joops, jingz, yongxian and hope.. i think the training itself was equally satisfying and worth treasuring as the actual marathon.. the friendship, the crappy jokes, the toilet breaks, the pineapple juice and 100 plus we looked forward to during the long runs.. i hope we will make the sunday runs a regular fixture..and without doubt, i will be back next year.. to crack the 4 hour mark.. and to experience the exhilaration, the atmosphere and of cos the pain all over again!
i'll worship You, my God; 10:31 AM
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