Cannula Master

Had a somewhat frustrating day at work today: much of the day was spent attempting to obtain iv access in our patients! In the U.S., we're used to the nurses putting in iv's into patients. However, here at PMH that duty falls squarely on the shoulders of the physicians.

We have two patients with cryptococcal meningitis and as a result they are gorked out for much of the day. Both of them managed to tear out their iv's overnight as a result of the nurses unadvisedly taking them off their restraints. I just barely got a 22-gauge iv into this dude's foot this afternoon...

This weekend: another safari trip, this time to Tuli, which is in the far east part of the country!