Monday, August 27, 2007

happy independance

what does the freedom sruggle mean to an intern:

1.tum mujhe khun do main tumhe aazadi doonga- collection karo completion lo.

2. chalo dilli- aiims exam

3. bharat chhoro aandolan- USMLE and PLAB exam

4. non cooperation movement- troubling your cointerns.

5. civil disobedience movement- switching of your cell so houseman can not call u.!!!

Wednesday, August 8, 2007

internal beauty..

how do u manage to work in hot humid conditions and still manage to look like a doctor..ok maybe after some time it just is not possible to look presentable when u r working for so many hours..so how do atleast look like a human?
with all the external duty how do u maintain the intern-al beauty?
1. if u have long hair [like me] tie your hair in a knot . u wont be getting wisps of hair on ur face when u bend to do collections,plus u can get away with not washiong your hair for weeks. this is a tip i picked up from an air hosress on a long distance flight..there stylish chignons r actually to hide the oily straggly hair..
believe me it works!!i had not touched my hair in 36 hours once..it still looked fine for the grand ward rounds!!

2. when in the emergency surgical unit..wear a wear on..
what is a wear on?
it is the plastic waitresses apron,which prevents the patients blood and other body secretions from spoiling your clothes..
it is quite a nuisance when it starts flapping and flying ..la marilyn monroe style,so i personally prefer to tack it down with micropore..he he .i call it my fall and winter collection..what with all the things fall'ing on it.

3 after a hard days ,or nights work..say post emerg ...the face gets really greasy and so at such times..i wipe my face with the cotton and savlon swab, which we use to clean wounds.hey!dont screw up ur nose, savlon is great to get the muck of,plus u can follow it up withnormal salinewipes..or ringer lactate cotton swabs..
a word of caution..never use spirit on ur face..or betadine for that matter..hydrogen peroxide..sounds scary too..
believe me savlon and saline is the new age facial..i plan t5o patent it..!