Tag: Intensive care
SZ column “Auf Station”: As in the cockpit before the start – Ebersberg
Once a pilot has entered the cockpit and taken a seat in front of the many buttons and levers, one of his first tasks is to check all devices and…
SZ column “Auf Station”: With Post-Covid on the ventilator – Ebersberg
At the end of May, a patient came to us with shortness of breath. A few days earlier he had suspected he had caught a cold, he told me. As…
SZ column “Auf Station”: When everyone is sick – Ebersberg
The Erdinger Klinikum recently reported 140 sick leave reports per day – almost three times as many as usual. Under these circumstances, some stations would have reached the edge of…
SZ column “Auf Station”: “Otherwise I’ll be unclothed” – Ebersberg
It was last winter when my mother contacted me shortly before starting work. One of my cousins fell ill with Corona – so severe that he had now come to…
Because of Corona: Most of the intensive care units restrict operations – politics
The corona summer wave with a continuing increase in incidence is making work in hospitals increasingly difficult. There is not only a shortage of nurses, but also doctors. The German…
SZ column “Auf Station”: A little more lemon? – Ebersberg
A while ago, when I was leaving the clinic after the morning shift and out the front door, I took off my FFP2 mask and threw it in a bin.…
SZ column “Auf Station”: It’s not just about the broken hip – Ebersberg
A few years ago I was treated in a hospital in Chile after an accident. When I wanted to go to the toilet, there was the first surprise: toilet paper?…
SZ column “Auf Station”: “Does he want to fool us?” – Ebersberg
A while ago we treated a patient with severe hypoglycaemia. We had received the information from his girlfriend that he does not speak German. But in English we could easily…
SZ column “Auf Station”: So that it doesn’t just work theoretically – Ebersberg
For some time I have been doing further training to become a practical instructor. There I learn how to instruct nursing trainees in the practical part of their training. Only…
SZ column: Happy birthday! – Ebersberg
One of the nice things about shift work is that you rarely have to work on your birthday. At least if you plan properly. In my first year as a…