Today, I saw a 5 year old child brought dead to the hospital. He drowned in a lake by accident.
I watched his mother weep and beg the doctors to do something. Anything to save his life.
But all we could do is check for a pulse that could not be felt, listen to a silent chest and flash light into his non reactive pupils.
The medical officer broke the news, all he could say is that her child is gone.
She hugged her baby and cried so much.
It saddens me. It's not the kind of sadness that aches my heart. It's just something I keep thinking about. I thought about that child more than 7 times today.
I suppose it shows that I am a doctor who is used to death enough to not let it affect my daily activities. But I am human enough for it to cross my mind.
There is no purpose of this diary post. I just wanted to type this out.
I watched his mother weep and beg the doctors to do something. Anything to save his life.
But all we could do is check for a pulse that could not be felt, listen to a silent chest and flash light into his non reactive pupils.
The medical officer broke the news, all he could say is that her child is gone.
She hugged her baby and cried so much.
It saddens me. It's not the kind of sadness that aches my heart. It's just something I keep thinking about. I thought about that child more than 7 times today.
I suppose it shows that I am a doctor who is used to death enough to not let it affect my daily activities. But I am human enough for it to cross my mind.
There is no purpose of this diary post. I just wanted to type this out.
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