Life in the ER After Midnight Book 2
A true story about Paul a registered nurse working in the Level 1 Trauma ER of the inner city hospital in Charleston, WV. He worked the 3 in the afternoon shift, which sometimes turned into a double shift that had him leaving the ER at 7:30 am and rushing off to class in a near-by college where he was taking classes to get into a veterinary school.
The shift provided the adrenaline he so thrived on. When the sun went down, the amount and severity of the trauma patients that presented in the ER both increased. It may have been a rough shift that many avoided but Paul seemed to do better as the stress level and traumas increased. Patients ranging from gunshot wounds to the utterly psychotic presented themselves in many times rare form to the doors of the ER. Whether that is by ambulance or in the back of a pickup truck, they came by the groves some nights. Did the full moon have anything to do with it? Did Fridays being paydays and partying to excess have anything to do with it? It could have been partly a combination of all three.
Many of the most interesting nights were spent triaging patients that were ambulatory in their decision to be treated in the ER. Paul wasn't ever a fan of psychiatry rotations in school or at work, but he garnered many valuable lessons in studying the people that were separated from him in the waiting room by just the walls of the triage desk and it's small cubicle. There was the transvestite that would throw himself in front of vehicles and ambulances acting out seizure like activity. As well as the patient who was left alone for a weekend by his family and during that time decided to blow the front of his skull off while remaining seated on the couch watching cartoons. It was an extra-ordinary job, but one Paul found unfathomably different and on some nights quite entertaining with an EMS impersonator dancing up and down the halls that was featured on national television.
It was most definitely not for the faint of heart, but Paul liked it and it passed the time, as well as paid the bills, until he could get into vet school. Not to mention the romance he struck up with Kelly, a trauma surgery resident who is now an attending. Paul proposed in front of the whole ER one morning on the way out of work at the end of a shift. Of course she said yes. Soon to be his wife, Kelly and Paul are deeply in love. Will this be the book for them to get married or will they not make it to the altar or will they even get engaged? The romance and trauma continues. Will Paul get accepted to vet school? Will Kelly follow him or will this be the end of their relationship? Her dad is the Department Head of Neurosurgery at the Cleveland Clinic. Kelly has so many options. So will she stick by Paul or will she follow in her father's foot steps and take a job near her father and give up the travels with Paul or will she stick by his side, start a family, buy a house and get a job near to Paul? If he is accepted to vet school where will he go? Will he get to follow his dream or will he be shot down to practicing nursing, a career he was forced into by his father? He loves chasing the adrenaline rush. That's why he is so dogged in his pursuit of Kelly, the woman he loved. Paul's grandfather, Pap, comes to stay with them and is instantly a favorite with Abbie, Paul and Kelly's first daughter. She follows him everywhere and vies for his attention constantly.
All of the trauma stories are true, but the names of patients were changed to protect the innocent or insane.
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The shift provided the adrenaline he so thrived on. When the sun went down, the amount and severity of the trauma patients that presented in the ER both increased. It may have been a rough shift that many avoided but Paul seemed to do better as the stress level and traumas increased. Patients ranging from gunshot wounds to the utterly psychotic presented themselves in many times rare form to the doors of the ER. Whether that is by ambulance or in the back of a pickup truck, they came by the groves some nights. Did the full moon have anything to do with it? Did Fridays being paydays and partying to excess have anything to do with it? It could have been partly a combination of all three.
Many of the most interesting nights were spent triaging patients that were ambulatory in their decision to be treated in the ER. Paul wasn't ever a fan of psychiatry rotations in school or at work, but he garnered many valuable lessons in studying the people that were separated from him in the waiting room by just the walls of the triage desk and it's small cubicle. There was the transvestite that would throw himself in front of vehicles and ambulances acting out seizure like activity. As well as the patient who was left alone for a weekend by his family and during that time decided to blow the front of his skull off while remaining seated on the couch watching cartoons. It was an extra-ordinary job, but one Paul found unfathomably different and on some nights quite entertaining with an EMS impersonator dancing up and down the halls that was featured on national television.
It was most definitely not for the faint of heart, but Paul liked it and it passed the time, as well as paid the bills, until he could get into vet school. Not to mention the romance he struck up with Kelly, a trauma surgery resident who is now an attending. Paul proposed in front of the whole ER one morning on the way out of work at the end of a shift. Of course she said yes. Soon to be his wife, Kelly and Paul are deeply in love. Will this be the book for them to get married or will they not make it to the altar or will they even get engaged? The romance and trauma continues. Will Paul get accepted to vet school? Will Kelly follow him or will this be the end of their relationship? Her dad is the Department Head of Neurosurgery at the Cleveland Clinic. Kelly has so many options. So will she stick by Paul or will she follow in her father's foot steps and take a job near her father and give up the travels with Paul or will she stick by his side, start a family, buy a house and get a job near to Paul? If he is accepted to vet school where will he go? Will he get to follow his dream or will he be shot down to practicing nursing, a career he was forced into by his father? He loves chasing the adrenaline rush. That's why he is so dogged in his pursuit of Kelly, the woman he loved. Paul's grandfather, Pap, comes to stay with them and is instantly a favorite with Abbie, Paul and Kelly's first daughter. She follows him everywhere and vies for his attention constantly.
All of the trauma stories are true, but the names of patients were changed to protect the innocent or insane.
Life in the ER After Midnight Book 2
A true story about Paul a registered nurse working in the Level 1 Trauma ER of the inner city hospital in Charleston, WV. He worked the 3 in the afternoon shift, which sometimes turned into a double shift that had him leaving the ER at 7:30 am and rushing off to class in a near-by college where he was taking classes to get into a veterinary school.
The shift provided the adrenaline he so thrived on. When the sun went down, the amount and severity of the trauma patients that presented in the ER both increased. It may have been a rough shift that many avoided but Paul seemed to do better as the stress level and traumas increased. Patients ranging from gunshot wounds to the utterly psychotic presented themselves in many times rare form to the doors of the ER. Whether that is by ambulance or in the back of a pickup truck, they came by the groves some nights. Did the full moon have anything to do with it? Did Fridays being paydays and partying to excess have anything to do with it? It could have been partly a combination of all three.
Many of the most interesting nights were spent triaging patients that were ambulatory in their decision to be treated in the ER. Paul wasn't ever a fan of psychiatry rotations in school or at work, but he garnered many valuable lessons in studying the people that were separated from him in the waiting room by just the walls of the triage desk and it's small cubicle. There was the transvestite that would throw himself in front of vehicles and ambulances acting out seizure like activity. As well as the patient who was left alone for a weekend by his family and during that time decided to blow the front of his skull off while remaining seated on the couch watching cartoons. It was an extra-ordinary job, but one Paul found unfathomably different and on some nights quite entertaining with an EMS impersonator dancing up and down the halls that was featured on national television.
It was most definitely not for the faint of heart, but Paul liked it and it passed the time, as well as paid the bills, until he could get into vet school. Not to mention the romance he struck up with Kelly, a trauma surgery resident who is now an attending. Paul proposed in front of the whole ER one morning on the way out of work at the end of a shift. Of course she said yes. Soon to be his wife, Kelly and Paul are deeply in love. Will this be the book for them to get married or will they not make it to the altar or will they even get engaged? The romance and trauma continues. Will Paul get accepted to vet school? Will Kelly follow him or will this be the end of their relationship? Her dad is the Department Head of Neurosurgery at the Cleveland Clinic. Kelly has so many options. So will she stick by Paul or will she follow in her father's foot steps and take a job near her father and give up the travels with Paul or will she stick by his side, start a family, buy a house and get a job near to Paul? If he is accepted to vet school where will he go? Will he get to follow his dream or will he be shot down to practicing nursing, a career he was forced into by his father? He loves chasing the adrenaline rush. That's why he is so dogged in his pursuit of Kelly, the woman he loved. Paul's grandfather, Pap, comes to stay with them and is instantly a favorite with Abbie, Paul and Kelly's first daughter. She follows him everywhere and vies for his attention constantly.
All of the trauma stories are true, but the names of patients were changed to protect the innocent or insane.
The shift provided the adrenaline he so thrived on. When the sun went down, the amount and severity of the trauma patients that presented in the ER both increased. It may have been a rough shift that many avoided but Paul seemed to do better as the stress level and traumas increased. Patients ranging from gunshot wounds to the utterly psychotic presented themselves in many times rare form to the doors of the ER. Whether that is by ambulance or in the back of a pickup truck, they came by the groves some nights. Did the full moon have anything to do with it? Did Fridays being paydays and partying to excess have anything to do with it? It could have been partly a combination of all three.
Many of the most interesting nights were spent triaging patients that were ambulatory in their decision to be treated in the ER. Paul wasn't ever a fan of psychiatry rotations in school or at work, but he garnered many valuable lessons in studying the people that were separated from him in the waiting room by just the walls of the triage desk and it's small cubicle. There was the transvestite that would throw himself in front of vehicles and ambulances acting out seizure like activity. As well as the patient who was left alone for a weekend by his family and during that time decided to blow the front of his skull off while remaining seated on the couch watching cartoons. It was an extra-ordinary job, but one Paul found unfathomably different and on some nights quite entertaining with an EMS impersonator dancing up and down the halls that was featured on national television.
It was most definitely not for the faint of heart, but Paul liked it and it passed the time, as well as paid the bills, until he could get into vet school. Not to mention the romance he struck up with Kelly, a trauma surgery resident who is now an attending. Paul proposed in front of the whole ER one morning on the way out of work at the end of a shift. Of course she said yes. Soon to be his wife, Kelly and Paul are deeply in love. Will this be the book for them to get married or will they not make it to the altar or will they even get engaged? The romance and trauma continues. Will Paul get accepted to vet school? Will Kelly follow him or will this be the end of their relationship? Her dad is the Department Head of Neurosurgery at the Cleveland Clinic. Kelly has so many options. So will she stick by Paul or will she follow in her father's foot steps and take a job near her father and give up the travels with Paul or will she stick by his side, start a family, buy a house and get a job near to Paul? If he is accepted to vet school where will he go? Will he get to follow his dream or will he be shot down to practicing nursing, a career he was forced into by his father? He loves chasing the adrenaline rush. That's why he is so dogged in his pursuit of Kelly, the woman he loved. Paul's grandfather, Pap, comes to stay with them and is instantly a favorite with Abbie, Paul and Kelly's first daughter. She follows him everywhere and vies for his attention constantly.
All of the trauma stories are true, but the names of patients were changed to protect the innocent or insane.
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| BN ID: | 2940157920173 |
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| Publisher: | Paul Krokus, Jr. |
| Publication date: | 12/11/2012 |
| Series: | Life in the ER After Midnight , #2 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| File size: | 236 KB |
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