The Things They Carried
At 2:37pm, three pagers went off at once. There was a new pain consult from SICU, a polytrauma arriving in the ED, and a code occurring on the medical oncology floor upstairs that would need an airway. Fries and half-eaten meals were abandoned with intent to return, although unclear what hour that would be, and the team quickly and dutifully dispersed to attend to their patients.