Intimidation

Am I all that intimidating?

Trust me contrary to popular expectation ( and malicious character assasination reports ) I'm about the sweetest fella around. But with just one look, I sent three sleepy house officers scurrying away with their security blankets into the cold dark night. I don't think I'm that monstrous, am I?


Eh. Not that intimidating.
Then again, I did give them a pretty chilly lecture earlier - after they paged me four times for the same incident. Perfectly alright the first time, answered the page pleasantly and hurried to the patient as I listened to the summary from the stuttering houseman. Not sure why he was stuttering though but I managed to get the gist of the tale.

Turned out not be as dire as expected and I solved the matter in a few minutes. Then as I was explaining a brief procedure to the patient, they paged me again for the same.

Paul : Hello, yes, you paged me?
Houseman : Yes, this is the patient who...
Paul : I'm seeing her now.
Houseman : Oops. Sorry.

Then they paged me twice more for good measure. Starting to feel like I was getting medically punk'ed if that was possible. Obviously the housemen in that ward don't communicate amonst each other.


Are they playing some kinda prank?
By the third page, I was getting irritated.

Paul : Yes, did you page me?
Houseman : Yes, this is about the patient who...
Paul : Bed 4 Ward 9. I know. Mrs X. Look in the ticket and you'll see my notes.
Houseman : Sorry.

So you can imagine the reply I gave to the fourth page.

When I finally turned in for a brief snooze at some ungodly hour of the morning, I switched off the lights and turned up the covers. So all the housemen could see when they peeped into the dank, dimly-lit cave were my eeriely blood-shot eyes over the covers.

And a deep growl - since I was battling a sore throat.

Intimidating?