Have you ever been to a resuscitation
Image obtained from https://www.racgp.org.au/afp/2012/june/basic-and-advanced-cardiac-life-support/
Have you ever been to a resuscitation,
Where a patient crashes in front of you without hesitation.
Code blue rang, the silence spliced,
20 running to keep him alive.
The intern voice trembled, the registrar bellowed.
"2x 14G cannulas now!" she shouted.
Information lacked, all obs rechecked.
ABGs failed, intraosseous nailed.
ECG flatlined - everyone went out of mind!
We're in a bind, BeeGee's song in our mind:
Ah, ah, ah, ah, stayin' alive, stayin' alive.
Muscles sore and out of breath,
To prevent him from going to Death.
Family cried, prayers chimed,
Little girl puzzled why daddy didn't say goodbye.
A rhythm and a rate! Grimness dissipates.
A chest rise and fall, what a sight for all!
Truth is,
Sometimes we win, sometimes we lose,
With occasional cheers and lots of boos.
You'll never know the 20 that came,
But we're just happy you're still in the game.
The game called life.
JT - Sept 2020
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