I Wanted Ice Cream

And she wanted to pee.

I ran up from the Pedi ER to the pedi floor to help Amy (the night resident) do a LP (spinal tap) on a kiddo that I had taken care of in the ED. I felt a little guilty cause I didn't tap the kid in the ER, and then the admitting attending (who has the luxury of hearing the story from home, not seeing the kid) wanted a tap done (even though this kid has been on antibiotics for 14 days), which defaulted to Amy. She was going to need some holding help. And, I was starving, and the pedi floor has those cute small ice-cream-in-a-small-styrofoam-cup with wooden spoon that make you feel like a kid again, so I offered to run up and help her. I grabbed an ice-cream, and she realized that in the time it would take me to eat that small container, she could zip to the bathroom. It's going to be a long night for her!

Tonight was a good warm up to the upcoming Pedi ER Winter Season. We admitted at least 7 kids this evening. Sick kids too..