Sick

It was bound to happen on my pediatrics rotation: I'm sick. What else would I expect from exposure to coughing and sneezing and drooling and runny noses for 12 hours per day over the last 3 weeks? Kids are germ-machines.

I wore a mask when seeing almost all of my patients, always with the sick ones, and I washed my hands like someone with obsessive-compulsive disorder. This past week while on inpatient service, I also wore a gown and latex gloves while seeing all of my patients - required precautions. Apparently, all of that wasn't enough.