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A Day in the Life of Emergency Physician During COVID-19

March 2020

A Day in the Life of Emergency Physician During COVID-19

5:oo am: Wake up and shower; gotta be nice and clean to battle the new bugs infiltrating Hospital Woeisme.

5:30 am: Down my coffee and bagel while driving to work so I don’t have to eat my breakfast in the emergency department. My husband always complains that my car is a mess so at least now I have a valid excuse: Honey I have to eat in my car! It’s for my safety!

5:50 am: Douse myself in Purell and sanitize my computer before sitting down.

8:43 am: No potential COVID-19 patients yet, just the usual pre-C array of car accidents, strokes, heart attacks, and gunshot wounds.