Surgery clerkship, complete.
I finished the last three weeks on the burn unit. My take home message for us all: Don't throw gasoline on anything!!
I can't believe I made it through Boyscouts, through adolescents, without a serious burn. It turns out that lots of people do get burned when gasoline is mixed with an open flame. Another common combination is chicken and grease. The one I was excited about most was the cigarette and gasoline, just like, Zoolander. The case I was the least excited about was the two year old who tripped into the campfire.
Oh, and the stuntman for all of the Jason, Friday the 13th movies came to the hospital and handed out autographed photos to all of our patients. He is a burn victim himself who spends his spare time making others' lives better. Pretty cool! He actually was burned in a demo tape he made. It was over a year before he was back to his stunts, but though the only door opened by his demo tape was to the hospital, he went on to have an amazing career. He's done many other famous films working as a stunt double for most of the big names in Hollywood.
Keep on grillin, but please, be careful.
On to Geriatrics...
