COVID-19: a medical resident’s tale of sign-outs and ID bands

Two-paged signouts

This was the picture of the unusually higher than normal patient load we have in the wards. The hospital looked grim and eerie. Gone were the days when we would start with morning report and see plastered smiles on colleagues’ faces, relaxed and ready to conquer the day.

I saw patients without visitors. I’d hear rapid response teams more frequently – so I made a habit of memorizing …

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