[livi]

I have a few hours left on tonights shift. So far its been a non stop running between a never ending line of patients for the last 13 hours. Have not had anything to eat since yesterday. Dead tired, zombie-like state. Hundreds of decisions, big and small. Tired bordering on panic.

Small excerpt of tonight:

6 year old girl. Fever, tired, pale and a blood value about a third of what it should be. What the heck?!? Leukemia? Aplastic anemia?
15 year old with sudden paralyze of left side of face. Stroke??
Newborn that does not breath, not heart beats, pale..
Another newborn with a heart rhythm completely irregular.
At least 10 children a few weeks old with breathing difficulties.
Another ten children with gastroenteritis.
Diabetic three year old with blood sugar completely off the charts.
And so on..

Sorry for spilling my sorrows on you guys. I feel better already. Thanks.