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本帖最后由 yping88 于 13-7-2013 15:36 编辑
The other day, I admitted a patient from regional Victoria, who was flown in by the chopper due to bad heart attack. The following conversation was among John (Patient), Mary (off-going nurse要下班的) and me.
Mary: This is John, who was flown in from xxx after presenting with severe chest pain. The regional hospital has done the thrombolysis (溶血治疗) and now he is pain free and stable....
Me: Hey, how are you feeling, John?
John: I am feeling well now, thanks!
Me: How was your flight?
John: Well, it was a shame that it wasn't a scenic flight, otherwise, I would've very much enjoyed it if I could sit by the window.
Mary: Yeah, John is doing much better and sound delightful now. But his vascular system was shut down (功能减弱) a bit before the thrombolysis, when the staff tried to put a cannula in, they met the extreme difficulties. Look at his arms now, they are quite edematous due to multiple attempts of jabs (穿刺).
John: My arms were like the dash board, staff jabbed them like playing darts (玩飞镖). But have a look now, all my veins are just so popped out that even I can put a cannula in. (Here, John was not mocking staff's skills, I know he just tried to downplay his ordeal).
Me: Oh, poor John.
While Mary went on handing over, I interjected (穿插) so many questions that she showed her hand to me (示意我停止) and said: Can you quit asking so many questions now? I am sure I will get to that later on, now your interrupting just makes me loss the train of thoughts (丢失了思路).
Me: Oh, I apologize for that. I will zip it (闭嘴) from now.
Then, I put a piece of scotch tape over my lips. Both Mary and John just bursted into laughters!
After the handover, I asked John: John, who do you live with?
John: I am living with my pooch.
Me: Any other family or social support around?
John: Unfortunately, No. I am pat malone (独自一人 John said it means"All alone").
Me: What about the exercise? Do you attend any activities after work?
John: Yeah, I am very active bloke hanging out with friends most of the time. but when my friends are not available, I just go around the wallabies (无所事事， I can't find this in dictionary, but according to John, that means running around for nothing).
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发表于 8-7-2013 19:25:21
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