You Never Know When You're Gonna Get Wet

We just got back from a wonderful vacation at Disneyland, Universal Studios, Sea World, San Diego Zoo and snorkeling at The Cove in La Jolla. It was the dream honeymoon we should have gone on eight years ago. The theme was "you never know when you're gonna get wet".




With temperatures pushing the 90's, 10 degrees above normal, water was the thought on everyone's mind. Thankfully, the heat didn't put a damper on our spirits too much. We just put on sunblock and headed for the water rides. I can't spend the time to bore you with a travel log. I'll just post some photo highlights as I can.

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TTYL

Open Thoracotomy and Disneyland

Warning, graphic content:
Yeah, I knew you couldn't resist. For all you nurses or macabre thinkers out there, this story is for you. I promise, I won't turn this into a journal of gross nursing stories but this one is a 'classic'.

Recently, while responding to a code blue in the ICU I saw a bedside open thoracotomy. That means they crack the chest open right in the patient's room and intervene with 'cardiac massage' and/or pacing. I won't get into details but it was very interesting. However, I have to think of the family and patient. The guy survived, as far as I know. Probably with a very sore chest.

So, on a lighter note, we are going to Disneyland next week for our anniversary! WEeeeee!

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