At the moment when least expected

when you're inserting a cannula into a crying child, a patient goes into SVT and lecturer and MO are busy saving another person's life, you receive a phone call from the nurse asking you to prepare adenosine. All my knowledge on Advance Life Support just somehow vanished into thin air.

Then it happened, the famous needle-stick injury, when I was preparing the flush. Luckily it was from a clean needle. Halfway bleeding, halfway relieved to see my lecturer but fear that she'll comment on the injury, I quickly found some plaster and gloves to prevent any cross contamination. At least now I know how it feels getting poked by me.

I somehow survived the famous 36 hours oncall. Slept 10 hours straight but still insufficient. Working again in 1 hour's time.