Overdose of dangerous amount paracetamol with (very) delayed presentation.
Spontaneous bleeding gums : Idiopathic thrombocytopaenic purpura.
Rest pain in a 36 year old 10 days post STEMI.
Guillain Barre complicating EBV in a 16 year old.
Penile fracture - transfer to Brisbane for urgent surgery.
Overseas tourist, snake bite - without envenomation.
Pool vacuum system injury in a child.
Chronic back pain ...
Mental health care services difficult to access on the weekends.
Patient with a CVA, not migraine.
Mother exhausted and stressed with young son's difficult to manage eczema.
Afternoon/evening shift to be followed with oncall overnight to be followed by morning shift !
Unresolved issues for patient's husband tainting presentation for unrelated problem.
Chest pain in IV drug user - obtains IV morphine from QAS on trip to ED - discharges self against medical advice - staff just managed to get IV cannula out in time before patient absconded - am I wrong being sceptical??
Cellulitis, skin infections - seem to be common - I wonder if its related to the warm, humid weather.
Some local GP's (still) expecting the impossible or impractical from "referrals" into ED.
Got paid for the first week today - a cheque arrived in the post at home (despite filling out paperwork and providing details for direct deposit ... no matter, at least its now in system and being paid)
Bush fires still a problem near home ... significantly effecting areas close to friends and family (not my own fortunately - yet)
Mentoring AMC trainees.
Teaching medical students.
Congratulations Heath on your Oscar.
Seeing familiar faces in the supermarket and the local pizza shop - small town ?
I hate Steam ( no not the hot water variety - you computer gaming geeks will know exactly what I mean and probably agree)
Six days and I leave for home.
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