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wrangled just 15 minutes ago have snaked into a tangle again.
• What's height got to do with it?
It's a consistent and comical tug-of-
war: the OR table versus a surgeon's physical stature. I'm always try-
ing to figure out why the shorter docs ask me to raise the table, then
ask for 2 step stools.
• Do you know who you're dealing with?
One time, in the middle of a
case, a surgeon ordered me to "get someone in here who knows what
they're doing." I went out and called, but no one came. So I stayed to
finish the case. In the OR, a mask and bouffant hat hide a lot of identi-
fying details, I guess, because he didn't notice it was me until we were
done and I lowered my mask to introduce myself again. OSM
Ms. Watkins can be reached at
pwatk ins12@comcast.net
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