I think I am addicted to
the learning channel. I have been watching it for the past five hours. I can't even tear myself away from the damn
telveision to come and log on to
everything2. This is when I know things are bad!!! I am not joking about this either. I find that I cannot tear myself away from any
TLC show revolving around
Paramedics,
Trauma: Life in the ER,
Critical Incident, or
Emergency Trauma. I will sit in front of the television, and watch the blood, the gore and the "adrenaline rush" of these shows, in hopes of picking up every juicy medical detail: how to take
blood pressure, what the numbers mean, places you can actually insert an IV, how a skin graph works, terminology used in the ER, and
surgeries. It all amazes me. I want to learn how to do it, I want to know it all, I want to do surgery. Today was a special day though. Today, I learned about
thee trauma center of the country:
University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center.
This is where the BIG DOGS work. And I mean big dogs. Anyone and Everyone with any critical medical problem in the entire state seems to get
shipped/
flown/
rushed to this
hospital. (And, I might add... it all happened within 60 minutes... :) just kidding. ) Apparently,
Shock Trauma Center (STC) is considered the "
Mecca of Trauma Centers". Whoa. The nights that TLC has the
Trauma Marathons are the nights that I get no sleep whatsoever. This definetely qualifies as an obsession. I just want to learn everything. Now.
flamingweasel, I saw that one, and the guy lived!!! I thought that was crazy. Anyway, I guess we all know not to look for you on
everything2 while Trauma is on, huh?