A medical student reflects on the clinical year transition
So this is what it feels like to have a rush of adrenaline in crisis—a potent mix of excitement and panic.
I yelled out the patient’s name and shook him. No response. The only sounds were the shuffling of the sole nurse at the foot of the bed and the electronic hum of the myriad medical machines decorating the room. I slammed my fingers into the patient’s carotid arteries. No pulse.
As …
