The Weekend Pediatrician: A Study in Sunday Madness

In the medical world, Triage is just a fancy word for “sorting.” When a flood of patients hits the casualty at once, we categorize them like laundry: 1. Red: Life-threatening. Can’t wait. May need ICU immediately. 2. Yellow: Serious, but can wait a while, Admit and shift Indoor 3. Green: “Stable and can wait theContinue reading “The Weekend Pediatrician: A Study in Sunday Madness”

The Weekend Pediatrician

Saturdays and Sundays are invariably busier than weekdays for the nursing staff in our children’s ward. These two cases perfectly illustrate the weekend rhythm of our hospital. As the apex hospital of East Coast Railways, we are expected to deliver quality healthcare 24/7 across all broad disciplines—Medicine, Surgery, Gynecology, Pediatrics, Anesthesia, Orthopedics, Ophthalmology, and ENT.Continue reading “The Weekend Pediatrician”

Pala Bhuta

ପାଳଭୂତ ଖରା ବର୍ଷାରେ ପାଳଭୂତଟି ବିଲ ଭିତରେ ଠିଆ ହେଇଥାଏ  । ନଡାରେ ତିଆରି, ମାଠିଆ ଦେହରେ ଅଙ୍କା ମଣିଷର ଚିତ୍ର । ବିଲରେ କାମ କରୁଥିବା ମୂଲିଆଟି ତାକୁ ପଚାରିଲା, “ଭାଇ, ଦିନରାତି ଏମିତି ଖରା ଆଉ କାକରରେ ଠିଆ ହେଇ ହେଇ ତୁମକୁ ବୋର୍ ଲାଗୁନି ।” “ବୋର କାହିଁକି ଲାଗିବ !”  କହିଲା ସିଏ,  “ଅନ‍୍ୟକୁ ଡରାଇ ପାରିବାର ଯେଉଁ କ୍ଷମତା, ତାର ସ୍ବାଦ ଏତେ ମିଠା ଯେ, ମୋତେ ସମୟ ବିContinue reading “Pala Bhuta”