Inside the hospital, the only sign of the season comes in the form of festive bake sales, the occasional floor decorations, and maybe the occasional Christmas music in the OR. For those on the trauma service, winter is most welcome because it marks a decrease in the number of traumas. Unfortunately, people will drop by for a visit. During my trauma rotation I have experienced the following:
Black people shootings.
Old people falling (while hopped up on coumadin)
Young women motor vehicles colliding (into trees, other cars, +/- intoxication)
Many bones fracturing
Much rectal examining
And healthy dose of X-ray/CT imaging.
