The Night Shift

Twenty calls are waiting. You are the doctor on call.

Pick a call and answer it. Each one is a single patient and six decisions.

  1. 23:47“He started shaking, and it isn’t stopping”Case 01, Ward 5
  2. 02:40“Her words are coming out wrong”Case 02, Ward 7
  3. 01:15“He fell and hit his head”Case 03, Ward 3
  4. 23:50“His legs feel heavy”Case 04, Ward 5
  5. 03:10“I can’t wake her”Case 05, Ward 7
  6. 02:20“A terrible headache”Case 06, Ward 4
  7. 01:40“Can I have something for the pressure?”Case 07, Ward 2
  8. 00:50“A fever, and more muddled now”Case 08, Ward 6
  9. 02:37“His drain has just filled with blood”Case 09, the neurosurgical ward
  10. 03:20“She couldn’t swallow her tablets”Case 10, Ward 8
  11. 23:50“He can’t sit up straight”Case 11, Ward 3
  12. 23:45“Her speech has gone thick”Case 12, the stroke unit
  13. 21:30“He is completely fine now”Case 13, the acute medical unit
  14. 01:10“He has just had a fit, I think”Case 14, Ward 6
  15. 22:40“The room has not stopped spinning”Case 15, the observation unit
  16. 21:20“Is this a spinal headache?”Case 16, the orthopedic ward
  17. 23:30“Her mother says it is her shunt”Case 17, Ward 12
  18. 23:10“His pressure has dropped”Case 18, the trauma ward
  19. 02:10“He is shouting at spiders on the wall”Case 19, the orthopedic ward
  20. 03:40“Shall I let her sleep it off?”Case 20, the neurosurgical ward