The ABCs of My Life: CGH Trip
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Friday, January 25, 2008
「 bouncing away 11:59 PM 」
So, I went to Changi General Hospital (CGH) for a field trip today.
Though it was just a small group of us who went, the trip was still fulfilling.
We visited the various departments like A&E, ICU, the different wards, Radiology, Endoscopy, Operating Theatre (OT) and... the MORTUARY.

Well, it was an interesting trip. The staff there brought us to see what we would not be able to on a normal day, for a normal person.

Nothing really interesting about the A&E, ICU, the different wards and Radiology departments. The three most interesting departments were, to me, the OT, the Endoscopy and the mortuary.

THE OT.

We got to see the OT, how it looks like what equipments were in the room. We got to see the knives, the operating tools which are used for an operation and stuff. Oh oh, and the large wash basin for the doctors and nurses to scrub themselves clean before and after a surgery. The robes which they put on, they throw it away after each use. Different coloured robes indicate differnt procedures.

The Endoscopy.

The department where the insert a huge, long tube either through your mouth, nose or butt. The scope, or rather, tube is huge and I mean it. Sorry, no pics were allowed, so i can't show you the actual size. And goodness. This scope is able to pick out and show you clearly, if your intestine is clean. And my gosh. One patient's intestine wasn't clear, so we could see the feaces! Yuck!

Finally, the MORTUARY.

We requested to visit this department. Only 1 uncle runs this ENTIRE department. I admire his courage. "Fridges" store the dead bodies horizontally. Each fridge can hold 3 bodies and this bodies are kept at a temperature of 4 degrees. Then, the uncle OPENED one of the fridge for us to see! Thank God, there wasn't any body inside. But there were body parts! Of course, the parts were wrapped in a yellow bag, so it wasn't that obvious. And guess what. The route entrance to the actual storage area is long. Very looooonnnnnngggg. Imagine the uncle has to push the body all the way from the entrance to the fridge ALONE!


Of all the departments, I think the mortuary's the most interesting. (I'm not psychic)
I don't regret going for the trip today. At least it was more fulfilling all the other trips I've had.

Ah Nehbounced.

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