The totally off-topic thread

[samh004]

I would have passed out by now.

Knowing my luck I wont be able to get to sleep once I'm all wired up

Look out GC! I'm about to drive to my appointment

 

[TomVexille]

Knowing my luck I wont be able to get to sleep once I'm all wired up

Look out GC! I'm about to drive to my appointment

You won't be any worse than the old farts who keep driving onto the tram bridge...

 

[JohnK]

I'm pulling an allnighter tonight (Neurologists orders) to do a sleep-deprived EEG in the morning... and expect I'll get a similar response if I ask about results. Have to wait till Thursday (and spend even more money) to get the results. So here I sit, sleepy beyond belief but I need to stay awake so I can sleep during the test

Good luck.

P.S I am lucky these "tests" I have been doing are done through the hospital "clinics". I would hate to think what they would have cost privately.

 

[samh004]

You won't be any worse than the old farts who keep driving onto the tram bridge...

I crossed the tracks a few times on my way down. But not onto that bridge

Good luck.

P.S I am lucky these "tests" I have been doing are done through the hospital "clinics". I would hate to think what they would have cost privately.

Cheers.

Unfortunately I don't think its possible to attend a cheap/free neurologist, but the hour I spend here today will cost 2/3 of the price I'll pay for 5 minutes of follow up on Thursday. Crazy world.

 

[docjames]

Knowing my luck I wont be able to get to sleep once I'm all wired up

Look out GC! I'm about to drive to my appointment

Studies suggest a person who has no sleep for 24hrs is equivalent in alertness to someone with a BAC of ~0.05.

If possible, please have someone else drive you.

 

[anat0l]

Studies suggest a person who has no sleep for 24hrs is equivalent in alertness to someone with a BAC of ~0.05.

If possible, please have someone else drive you.

Agreed. Gone without sleep for over 24 hours quite a few times before....don't think driving would be the first thing that comes to my mind without at least putting away some sleep.

 

[JohnK]

Unfortunately I don't think its possible to attend a cheap/free neurologist, but the hour I spend here today will cost 2/3 of the price I'll pay for 5 minutes of follow up on Thursday. Crazy world.

Have you tried? I know Princess Alexandra hospital is not near you but they appear to have a clinic for everything. Waiting time to get in could be messy but I persevere and ask for referrals. Eye tests, pain management, etc.

 

[Princess Fiona]

Agreed. Gone without sleep for over 24 hours quite a few times before....don't think driving would be the first thing that comes to my mind without at least putting away some sleep.

This was a frequent problem I had after doing on call shifts as a Junior Doc many moons ago.
There was nothing "on call" about them. We used to work a day, then do admissions "on call" overnight and work the next day before driving home.
It was difficult and frankly dangerous

 

[amaroo]

This was a frequent problem I had after doing on call shifts as a Junior Doc many moons ago.
There was nothing "on call" about them. We used to work a day, then do admissions "on call" overnight and work the next day before driving home.
It was difficult and frankly dangerous

You need to get a stronger union. Many of the people I employ have a 10hr break written in their EBA....crazy that medical personnel are forced to endure such working conditions.

 

[docjames]

This was a frequent problem I had after doing on call shifts as a Junior Doc many moons ago.
There was nothing "on call" about them. We used to work a day, then do admissions "on call" overnight and work the next day before driving home.
It was difficult and frankly dangerous

My junior doc days resemble that remark.

Try putting manual in 1 instead of R when leaving work......

 

[anat0l]

This was a frequent problem I had after doing on call shifts as a Junior Doc many moons ago.
There was nothing "on call" about them. We used to work a day, then do admissions "on call" overnight and work the next day before driving home.
It was difficult and frankly dangerous

I wonder if I were in the same position if I could take a taxi and claim it back on tax.

If subjected to an audit, then I would claim it was necessary on the grounds of safety.

I don't want to foreshadow a "it has happened" response, but suffice to say it would take a single fatality from one tired doctor......

 

[TomVexille]

I wonder if I were in the same position if I could take a taxi and claim it back on tax.

If subjected to an audit, then I would claim it was necessary on the grounds of safety.

I don't want to foreshadow a "it has happened" response, but suffice to say it would take a single fatality from one tired doctor......

In my field, if we are out in the country for a full day's work, we're required to stay overnight locally instead of driving several hours home after a 8-14 hour day.

 

[Cynicor]

I wonder if I were in the same position if I could take a taxi and claim it back on tax.

If subjected to an audit, then I would claim it was necessary on the grounds of safety.

I don't want to foreshadow a "it has happened" response, but suffice to say it would take a single fatality from one tired doctor......

Has happened, several accidents from this in Perth and we have an annual award for junior doctors named after one poor colleague who lost her life. In theory you can request a taxi voucher for home and to return to pick up your car but the process is not well documented, there's massive push-back from the co-ordinators (mostly senior nursing staff who no longer do clin work and who have amazing break times in their contracts) and no one wants to rock the boat out of misguided fear for their jobs.

Safe training/working hours are a major feature of most AMA committees but we have to fight the senior doctors too, who basically go all "4 Yorkshire Men" and talk about back in the day, hours nowadays etc...

 

[drron]

You need to get a stronger union. Many of the people I employ have a 10hr break written in their EBA....crazy that medical personnel are forced to endure such working conditions.

Actually NSW junior doctors got a 40 hour week 40 years ago because they had a strong leader.
Unfortunately it is more honoured in its breaking even today.

 

[medhead]

Ohs laws from my mining days required a maximum shift of 16 hours and a full 8 hour break before returning to work. It's change to WHS these days but I've always thought mandated safety based working hours would be the best friend for JMOs. Perhaps they don't have the time to follow the documentation/escalation requirements.

 

[drron]

Someone was asking somewhere on AFF about AFR subscription offers.Well if you like wine here is one.open to first 1000 new subscibers by Aug.20.
Financial Review

 

[Pushka]

One for the GoT fans -

Game of Thrones theme song played by the Queen's guards - YouTube

Given the gratuitous violence and sex in this series it's strange how the royals are embracing it.

 

[TomVexille]

Given the gratuitous violence and sex in this series it's strange how the royals are embracing it.

But it's all about royals...

 

[Pushka]

You won't be any worse than the old farts who keep driving onto the tram bridge...

Fasting is another issue. I had to modify diet for 3 days with a bowel prep on the last day. I felt awful. But then the hospital wanted me to attend the day before the surgery for a pre OP check and blood test. I've never felt more less able to drive a car. (Nice grammar there! )

 

[drron]

Aren't colonoscopies wonderful.