LocumLife - January 2009 - (Page 21) IT coordinator. The computer is our lifeline to the outside world. I keep it working and insure that it is backed-up. Blogger. Everyone wants to know what we are doing and the easiest way is to blog. Photographer. My passion is photography and the locum tenens lifestyle has offered me some amazing opportunities. Physical fitness director. We both want to continue to be physically fit, so it is important to join a local gym and plan outdoor activities. Chief financial officer. My background has made me a natural for this assignment. Responsibilities include bill paying, budgeting, cash flow analysis, investing, retirement planning, and income tax planning. Volunteer. It is important to feel part of the community. Volunteering gives me that opportunity and it makes my heart feel good. One patient, in particular, felt she owed her life to her 7-year-old son, the hospital, and Izzy, the “American locum tenens doctor” who happened to be on call that night. This 32-year-old single mother of two young sons had collapsed and arrested with spontaneous ventricular My husband and fibrillation. While the 5I love the locum year-old stayed with his mother, the 7-year-old tenens lifestyle and brother remained calm wonder where in and immediately called the world we will be 111 (New Z ea la nd ’s equivalent to our 911). this time next year. Paramedics responded quickly, and the patient was successfully defibrillated and resuscitated. However, she was unresponsive upon arrival at the hospital emergency department, and the medical staff did not give much hope for her survival. But because of several subtle neurological signs found on her physical exam, Izzy felt she had a chance and encouraged the medical staff and the family not to give up. Within 72 hours, the patient regained consciousness, and after a week was completely awake, alert, and neurologically intact. Fortunately, she had no memory of her recent event. She received an internal cardiac defibrillator and now has a long life ahead of her. This heart-warming story made the front page of the Wellington Dominion Post. » JANUARY 2009 LocumLife 21 Circle Career Card No. 607 http://www.mdainc.com http://www.mdainc.com
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