A Change of Venue

I don't know why (see all above posts) but after three years I've decided to take a break from the ER (and all the mandatory overtime, that has reduced me to a mere figment of my family's imagination)
Never fear, however- I am returning to work in the ICUs of a Level 1 Trauma Center; one of those great big old hospitals where the residents come to learn and play and you try to keep them from killing anybody. There's six ICUs here and I'll be working in all of them- Trauma, Neuro, Surgical ICU, Medical ICU, Cardiac ICU, and Cardiothoracic (i.e., cardiac surgery- open heart, etc) ICU. Plenty of opportunities for tragic death, gruesome descriptions, and a bit of fun.
This week I have orientation; which I doubt will give me Funny Material to blog about (one never knows when it comes to me, though- adventure generally lurks around the corner of the simplest task) but in a couple weeks I'll hopefully be able to post some new stories and let you get to know some new characters. Interns are always great for comic relief, believe me. Patients' families are pretty good too.
I can't say I'm missing the ER, although I would like to have seen Joe (the unicorn man) again. He was awfully cute, and so were his hats. Even if the people he took them from are buried in his backyard.