Today is supposed to be a momentous event in Philippine history.
But earlier this morning, I actually didn't care. The guilty verdict came out, but I never even noticed. I was busy CRAMMING.
The exams came and so did the rain. As usual, it was an absurdly difficult exam. If all surgeons were to be placed in such precarious situations as stated in their case questions, then I'd rather be a pediatrician. I found some of the items funny, but the answers are not so clear cut and well defined. If a doctor is part of the EMS team and arrives at the scene, the first thing he should do is NOT to check the airway, breathing or circulation. Nor place a hard collar to stabilize and avoid neck and cervical injury. What he should do is approach the fireman/senior police officer who is in charge of the scene and have a CHAT. Well, that was the word used in the exam, and that's what we're supposed to do. Of course, a chat is too inane a term to be used medically. But the chat here means questioning the people in charge of details and events related to the accident.
Oh well, there were a lot of silly questions scattered in the 100 item exam, but I'm too tired to even mention the most memorable ones. 2 more exams to go.
But earlier this morning, I actually didn't care. The guilty verdict came out, but I never even noticed. I was busy CRAMMING.
The exams came and so did the rain. As usual, it was an absurdly difficult exam. If all surgeons were to be placed in such precarious situations as stated in their case questions, then I'd rather be a pediatrician. I found some of the items funny, but the answers are not so clear cut and well defined. If a doctor is part of the EMS team and arrives at the scene, the first thing he should do is NOT to check the airway, breathing or circulation. Nor place a hard collar to stabilize and avoid neck and cervical injury. What he should do is approach the fireman/senior police officer who is in charge of the scene and have a CHAT. Well, that was the word used in the exam, and that's what we're supposed to do. Of course, a chat is too inane a term to be used medically. But the chat here means questioning the people in charge of details and events related to the accident.
Oh well, there were a lot of silly questions scattered in the 100 item exam, but I'm too tired to even mention the most memorable ones. 2 more exams to go.
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