After 2 gruelling months of trauma, it's nice to have a change of pace. I call it my intubation vacation, b/c all I have to do is show up in the OR just after the bolus of Diprivan has been given, insert a Mac 3 blade, then watch myself pass the ETT past the vocal cords. At that point, I thank the anesthesiologist and nurse anesthetist, grab a sticker, and walk to the next room. It's a pretty nice rotation--no charting, no assigned call, no rounding, just looking for 80 intubations. I'll echo your comment to me, Caywood, I can see why all you anesthesiologists have chosen your specialty. That being said, I think I would miss the variety offered in the ED, so I'm still glad to be where I am.
Trauma for me was being alone in the hospital with 48 patients on the floor and 13 admissions overnight. My highest admission night was 17. Of course, by sheer numbers, if you have 48 patients on the floor and 13 new ones coming in, you're bound to get a few (okay, a LOT of) floor calls.
Oh, yeah, and since my schedule's a little lighter this month, I signed up for 7 paid/"moonlighting" call shifts--just in time for Christmas. Nothing like working a 26-hour shift and making as much as you did in the past 2 weeks.
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since your wife knows you are making money moonlighting she'll be expecting something good for christmas. maggie knows she's getting crap for christmas, which is nice, it takes a lot of pressure off me.
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