What Do Other Doctors Do When They're On Call?

Question

I've always wondered this, because me and my housemate both work on call fairly regularly. Although, he works in Trauma Surgery, and I work in Infectious Diseases (and more commonly) in Critical Care.

And all we ever seem to do is stay awake. Because as a Trauma Surgeon, most of his patients are going to end up in my care, but we don't sleep that much. Especially as I am a long-term insomniac, and he is hyperactive. So, we basically stay up and talk to patients that can't sleep, normally pre-surgery patients.

So, the question is. Apart from sleep, what do other doctors do on call?

Answer 1

You need to be shot. Twice this past week, I didn't even get a chance to eat until my shift was done the next morning.