Across
- 3. When 3 a.m. feels suspiciously like 3 p.m.
- 5. When the stomach decides it no longer believes in anatomical positioning
- 8. What happens when you finally sit down on a busy ER shift
- 9. The virus responsible for some of the ER’s most memorable smells.
- 13. What you do when a patient needs an airway secured
- 15. When the wound has officially developed its own ecosystem
- 17. When the puppies refuse to read the birthing plan.
- 19. A powerful negotiation tool with many veterinary patients.
- 20. The tiny vampires responsible for an entire treatment area’s sudden itch
- 23. Safety equipment that some patients consider deeply offensive.
Down
- 1. Used to prevent a dog from becoming an unplanned lobby greeter.
- 2. What you call a patient who has absolutely no interest in cooperating
- 4. The image that may reveal exactly what the patient swallowed.
- 6. The one word you should never say out loud during an ER shift
- 7. Deciding which patient needs attention first.
- 8. What a client says right before you have to file an incident report: “He doesn’t ___.”
- 10. What everyone calls an animal regardless of its actual age.
- 11. Something cats make with their paws when they’re happy.
- 12. The beverage that keeps ER techs functioning
- 14. What makes a great ER team successful
- 16. The most frequently misplaced item in the hospital
- 17. The secret weapon for getting a photograph of a patient.
- 18. The acronym nobody wants to hear but everyone needs to know.
- 21. Something overnight workers vaguely remember from another lifetime.
- 22. The accessory you didn’t choose but wear everywhere.