paul66
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The strangest task I performed today was to remove the temporary partition that had been erected between the two ICU’s which is no longer needed now that both units are nearly full of COVID patients. Having the units connected increases the pool of staff available for when a patient deteriorates in a hurry and needs emergency attention.
So the partition had to go. It was essentially a timber frame with panels screwed to it and made airtight with sealant. Unfortunately, none of the maintenance staff had been tested for FFP3 facemasks and so could not enter either unit to perform the work. I offered to take the partition down but was amazed to find that no-one was able to provide me with a screwdriver. I improvised using a broken scalpel and a surgical arterial clamp but this was a protracted, laborious task made much worse by all the protective gear I was wearing. Once the panel was off and I had cut through the sealant, it was a case of wrestling the frame to the floor. Hot and bothered, I celebrated the reunification of the two intensive care units, much like David Hasselhoff in front of a fallen Berlin Wall. Only without the flashing leather jacket...
Shortly thereafter, someone handed me what I can only assume is the one screwdriver in the whole sodding hospital.
Whilst I was struggling with my manual labour, we received information that a member of the public had been arrested after vandalising multiple cars in the staff car park. Windscreens were smashed, tyres slashed and paintwork scratched and/or dented. Most of the cars belonged to the nursing staff who were working with me today. This sort of behaviour at this time is unfathomable. The nurses were all dreadfully upset and very, very angry. It’s a good job the police caught him before they did.
The evil b****d had better pray he doesn’t become ill and need ventilating…
The strangest task I performed today was to remove the temporary partition that had been erected between the two ICU’s which is no longer needed now that both units are nearly full of COVID patients. Having the units connected increases the pool of staff available for when a patient deteriorates in a hurry and needs emergency attention.
So the partition had to go. It was essentially a timber frame with panels screwed to it and made airtight with sealant. Unfortunately, none of the maintenance staff had been tested for FFP3 facemasks and so could not enter either unit to perform the work. I offered to take the partition down but was amazed to find that no-one was able to provide me with a screwdriver. I improvised using a broken scalpel and a surgical arterial clamp but this was a protracted, laborious task made much worse by all the protective gear I was wearing. Once the panel was off and I had cut through the sealant, it was a case of wrestling the frame to the floor. Hot and bothered, I celebrated the reunification of the two intensive care units, much like David Hasselhoff in front of a fallen Berlin Wall. Only without the flashing leather jacket...
Shortly thereafter, someone handed me what I can only assume is the one screwdriver in the whole sodding hospital.
Whilst I was struggling with my manual labour, we received information that a member of the public had been arrested after vandalising multiple cars in the staff car park. Windscreens were smashed, tyres slashed and paintwork scratched and/or dented. Most of the cars belonged to the nursing staff who were working with me today. This sort of behaviour at this time is unfathomable. The nurses were all dreadfully upset and very, very angry. It’s a good job the police caught him before they did.
The evil b****d had better pray he doesn’t become ill and need ventilating…
