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Hands-On Learning Abby Carey-Ewend
“Of course, you can do my nerve block,” I said to the anesthesiology
resident standing nervously to the left of the head anesthetist.
He has to learn somehow. “Absolutely, you can try it again,” I encouraged hours later as the block
catheter fell out of my leg, leaking anesthetic fluid and blood in a pool around my pelvis.
He’ll get it right this time. “Third time's the charm,” I joked, holding the catheter out to the
resident as the pain in my leg escalated to levels uncharted and a knot formed in my throat.
This’ll be you in a couple years, Abby. You’ll need the practice, too.
-Abby Carey-Ewend is a junior from Chapel Hill, NC, pursuing a major in Biology and minors in Chemistry and honors Interdisciplinary Studies of Medicine, Literature, and Culture.-
