yesterday evening the emergency department looked more like a drunk tank. it's not uncommon to see drunk / intoxicated people in the ED, but last night, it seemed like a tsunami of drunken students arrived after having passed out vomiting in front of their dorms.
it's sad to see people who have real psychiatric problems, chemical dependency or a combination of both. but these kids were just young, otherwise reasonably healthy-seeming folks who just didn't know how to responsibly handle alcohol.
they were in a safe place (under my supervision), and they would leave the next day with a big headache but no permanent damage done. if colleges really wanted to curb underage over-consumption, they would do well to record some footage of these kids, drunk and stupid in the ER. i highly doubt these kids have any idea how silly they look.
on a completely different subject: for a bit of nostalgia, here's my santa rosa family medicine residency class of 2007. even back then, i loved the ease and comfort of wearing scrubs!
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