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Parent. Partner. Anaesthetist. Cycle-commuter. Fair-weather runner. Accumulator of whisky.

Manchester, England
Joined January 2009
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@PaulAshYoung
Paul Young
4 years
My day has been brightened no end by hearing our unflappable ICU nurse describe Covid-19 as, “a bit annoying”.
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@PaulAshYoung
Paul Young
4 years
5 years as a doctor, and I’ve finally been given a locker! 🎉
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@PaulAshYoung
Paul Young
9 years
Since I tweeted that, "I'm moving to Scotland" thing, dozens of Scots have invited me for cups of tea. I'm definitely moving now.
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@PaulAshYoung
Paul Young
7 years
Recall seven different usernames and passwords, each of which changes on a different day, every 30 days. #RealisticOSCEs
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@PaulAshYoung
Paul Young
6 years
@PragnaHalder @dog_feelings Wait, there’s a human?
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@PaulAshYoung
Paul Young
2 years
@fasc1nate Mr Targett was my history teacher, and an absolute legend!
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@PaulAshYoung
Paul Young
6 years
Passed. I haven’t cried in years, but that relief... #FRCAPrimary
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@PaulAshYoung
Paul Young
8 years
No Lynn from Truro, I don't think the emails have been intended for you either. Thanks for letting 1.3 million of us know. #nhsmail
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@PaulAshYoung
Paul Young
4 years
This must be what being mansplained feels like.
@elonmusk
Elon Musk
4 years
@Robotbeat @ghotiing @CruizVinicius @josh119872 @SweetINXS @voteLabonte @Erdayastronaut @Tesla Tesla actually sent out ResMed, Philips & Medtronic units. Latter is fully intratracheal. My personal opinion is that some ICUs are jumping the gun on intubation & setting PEEP & O2 too high. High pressure, pure oxygen increases risk of lung damage.
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@PaulAshYoung
Paul Young
8 years
The reaction to Jeremy Corbyn on #TheLastLeg seems to be overwhelmingly positive! Proof that nobody wants a styled and spun PM.
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@PaulAshYoung
Paul Young
9 years
Are the SNP running in Brighton? I'd vote for them… #LeadersDebate
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@PaulAshYoung
Paul Young
4 years
@ExpressGilo @Heidi_LDN @Councillorsuzie Well, Giles, in the medium-longer term we’d all have significantly less cardiovascular disease, making my job a whole lot easier. And in the short term, we’d all have slightly achy legs.
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@PaulAshYoung
Paul Young
9 years
Oh bugger this. I'm moving to Scotland and voting SNP there. #LeadersDebate
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@PaulAshYoung
Paul Young
9 years
Anyone who rings their nan to check she got into bed alright.👌Hero. #FirstDates
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@PaulAshYoung
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4 years
@ExpressGilo @Heidi_LDN @Councillorsuzie And I would’ve thought that public health messages should come from public health doctors rather than the opinions of poor quality journalists. But since you have all the answers, Giles, at what point does my bike ride go from helpful to harmful, just so I can plan my day?
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@PaulAshYoung
Paul Young
4 years
FRCA Final Written ✅
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@PaulAshYoung
Paul Young
10 months
As someone within a year of seeking a consultant job, I implore my consultant colleagues to reject this offer. It’s truly abysmal.
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@PaulAshYoung
Paul Young
4 years
Is “I really don’t fancy it” a valid reason to not do my night shifts this weekend?
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@PaulAshYoung
Paul Young
4 years
@ExpressGilo @Heidi_LDN @Councillorsuzie Not quite exercise that, Giles, is it? If, however, you were to run to the beach and back, without stopping for that barbecue, that would be great! I’d say I would accompany you, but fortunately I don’t have to endure living with you.
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@PaulAshYoung
Paul Young
4 years
The day person arrived 30 minutes early to share the extra hour...!
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@PaulAshYoung
Paul Young
1 year
Breaking News: Junior doctors in Scotland offered a slightly smaller pay cut.
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@PaulAshYoung
Paul Young
4 years
ST3 ✅
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@PaulAshYoung
Paul Young
4 years
Managed to go so vagal I went into a ventricular escape rhythm during a blood test. Still, can’t have gone as pale as the nurse.
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@PaulAshYoung
Paul Young
4 years
@Heidi_LDN @ExpressGilo @Councillorsuzie Cycle 100 miles if you like... There’s no distance limit on socially distant exercise. Good to know the Express have got nothing better to do than criticise you for the extent of your bike rides.
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@PaulAshYoung
Paul Young
6 years
@coffeeheadaches @MilkE73 On my first time, I fell sideways when I stopped at traffic lights. I put my arm out to steady myself against the car that I’d stopped next to, but his window was open, so I found myself feeling up the driver and unable to climb back out.
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@PaulAshYoung
Paul Young
8 years
@AlexKGonzalez that gives him a right to govern your country. It doesn't give him a right to a state visit in any other.
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@PaulAshYoung
Paul Young
2 years
@drpeachy @DoctorMayJay Who’s going to be chasing up patients for their fines? How much will you pay them to do that? What happens if they don’t pay? Are you going to withhold care if there’s an outstanding fine? There is no chance this will it cost-effective.
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@PaulAshYoung
Paul Young
4 years
Done 🎉 One way or the other, the FRCA Final Written is behind me for at least a few months! Everything very smooth with @TestReachOnline again. @RCoANews
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@PaulAshYoung
Paul Young
4 years
I can’t wait to delete Microsoft Teams.
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@PaulAshYoung
Paul Young
2 years
@CarlOakden @michaelmezz Oh come on, you can oppose expanding investment in fossil fuels without living off-grid and wearing hemp.
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@PaulAshYoung
Paul Young
2 years
Why are @TheBMA so quiet?! I have colleagues who haven’t heard about the pay restoration “campaign”, who are members of the union! We need awareness. We need noise. We need a snap ballot for industrial action.
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@PaulAshYoung
Paul Young
4 years
Lyra’s first word is “dada”. I was pretty chuffed until I realised it’s her name for the dog, not me.
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@PaulAshYoung
Paul Young
9 months
Trainees who have written rotas for departments… Have you been paid, or given time back in lieu, for doing this? How much time/payment? How was that time/pay agreed?
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@PaulAshYoung
Paul Young
6 years
Just a building. Nothing scary about it. Honest. #PrimaryFRCA
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@PaulAshYoung
Paul Young
4 years
@WelshGasDoc Incredible. We’re still using bleeps and yet we can organise a global conspiracy.
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@PaulAshYoung
Paul Young
4 years
@GongGasGirl Emergency Labrador.
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@PaulAshYoung
Paul Young
4 years
I’ve decided that I’ve had enough of revision, and that the Final FRCA should be replaced by me submitting half a dozen anaesthetic charts of my choosing.
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@PaulAshYoung
Paul Young
1 year
@Peds_Ortho I have never treated a GSW; we control access to firearms.
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@PaulAshYoung
Paul Young
4 years
How did everyone at my stage of training suddenly manage to afford a Mercedes?!
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@PaulAshYoung
Paul Young
4 years
Probably because the anaesthetist thought he was doing a shoulder list until half an hour ago and hasn’t met the patients before, the scrub nurse is doing a bank shift and can’t find the changing room, and your assistant is still on the post-take ward round.
@TimTheSurgeon
Tim Underwood
4 years
Has the rest of the team prepared and analysed performance in the same way?? I doubt it. But why not?? Has it ever been discussed or thought about?
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@PaulAshYoung
Paul Young
8 years
BOOM. 1st choice job. Core anaesthetics in Northwest.
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@PaulAshYoung
Paul Young
7 years
In obstetric theatres... Me: When did you last have something to eat? Pt: I had a sausage at midnight. Nurse: Isn't that what got you into this mess in the first place?
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@PaulAshYoung
Paul Young
2 years
@clairedocdavies I don’t know what else to do, or how to get into doing something else. If someone came along with an offer of an equally paid and secure job, I’d be gone. (…so salary and job security are probably keeping me here too!)
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@PaulAshYoung
Paul Young
9 years
DOCTOR Paul Young BMBS BSc (Hons) I did it!!!
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@PaulAshYoung
Paul Young
4 years
Jesus. I only take a pen to work. Imagine taking a tourniquet in case of getting shot at work.
@BenZabar
Benjamin Zabar
4 years
Side 2: Snellen, CAT-TQ in case I get shot in the ED, zofran, immodium, baby powder, ABX guides, snacks, puncture proof gloves for undressing pts, small leatherman, handcuff key, more pens, electrical tape, headlight, hand sanitizer, cash, iPhone cord.
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@PaulAshYoung
Paul Young
4 years
@DrGABaines See also, Cher.
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@PaulAshYoung
Paul Young
6 years
@mancunianmedic Bleeped because the nurses had found a suspicious package in the doctors office. It was my lunch.
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@PaulAshYoung
Paul Young
4 years
How long after leaving the profession to pursue media careers do the healthcare policy opinions of former doctors stop being relevant?
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@PaulAshYoung
Paul Young
4 years
@drphiliplee1 Spending all day with surgeons has made dealing with toddler tantrums much easier.
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@PaulAshYoung
Paul Young
6 years
CT1 Anaesthetics ✅
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@PaulAshYoung
Paul Young
2 years
@DrJack_Whiting Yeah, but as you progress you find the REAL best way of doing things, and then get to look at everyone else like they’ve just shot your dog.
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@PaulAshYoung
Paul Young
4 years
So is Twitter now entirely for arguing with strangers about things we essentially agree on?
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@PaulAshYoung
Paul Young
7 years
As I was leaving work, a man stopped me on the stairs to thank me for looking after him during his appendicectomy in December. Work has been rough this week, but this made it all so worth it.
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@PaulAshYoung
Paul Young
4 years
@Stylcd You’ve tweeted this directly below a pinned tweet with your employer’s details. Neither is good, but the combination is disastrous.
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@PaulAshYoung
Paul Young
4 years
I know I’m a day late (night shifts) but what’s even the point without Lottie? #GBBO
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@PaulAshYoung
Paul Young
4 years
Piss up. Brewery.
@bbclaurak
Laura Kuenssberg
4 years
Press conference at Number 10 will now be 5pm not 4
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@PaulAshYoung
Paul Young
4 years
It’s like he knows he’s having his balls chopped off tomorrow.
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@PaulAshYoung
Paul Young
6 years
Well, I’m not dead, so there’s that. #PrimaryFRCA
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@PaulAshYoung
Paul Young
4 years
@Aleexxies When’s your book coming out?
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@PaulAshYoung
Paul Young
9 years
Top tip from Dr @BlondieTheKing : turn your ECG 90 degrees clockwise. V1 points in the direction of the BBB! 😮 MIND BLOWN
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@PaulAshYoung
Paul Young
2 years
@MStott88 @danny_mercer Better than being on Week 5 and wishing you’d asked last week.
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@PaulAshYoung
Paul Young
4 years
More PPE ≠ better PPE
@EmergMedDr
Dr Mike
4 years
Houston's PPE makes the level of PPE we have worn in the UK, look amateurish. ""three layers of protective tunics, double gloves, double shoe coverings, a plastic beret, two masks and a full face visor"
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@PaulAshYoung
Paul Young
2 years
Me: Please can I have a cappuccino? … Costa: Here’s your latte. Me: Oh, I asked for a cappuccino. Costa: Oh sorry! *sprinkles chocolate on top* Costa: There you go!
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@PaulAshYoung
Paul Young
4 years
Guys, my peony’s popping.
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@PaulAshYoung
Paul Young
4 years
Well god knows how that went, but the CRQ paper was fair. And @TestReachOnline worked perfectly. @RCoANews #FinalFRCA
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@PaulAshYoung
Paul Young
8 years
Good for you, Cambridge. Refusing to withdraw and submit. #BoatRace2016
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@PaulAshYoung
Paul Young
4 years
A similar level of analysis to my ICU daily reviews.
@gabyhinsliff
gabyhinsliff
4 years
Pm has still not required ventilation, says Raab, which is a good sign
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@PaulAshYoung
Paul Young
1 year
I imagine my CEPOD on-call weekend on the 15th and 16th will be absolutely fine.
@BMA_JuniorDocs
Junior Doctors
1 year
11-15 April will be the next round of Junior Doctors strike action in England.   The Government is still refusing to make a credible offer - or any offer at all - to resolve our dispute. Read more:
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4 years
God I miss the pub.
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@PaulAshYoung
Paul Young
7 years
I AM NOT A CANNULATION SERVICE.
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@PaulAshYoung
Paul Young
6 years
I bet these are the same people who go around taking out perfectly good Venflons just because they’ve been in for three days.
@ISaveThatLine
Association for Vascular Access
6 years
@DarrenK73 AVA is a group of clinical professionals specialized in vascular access with a passion for safe practice. The guidance around Mr. Murray’s vascular access devices comes from board certified clinical practitioners.
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Paul Young
4 years
@Aleexxies It’s not even the first Wednesday of August yet...
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@PaulAshYoung
Paul Young
9 years
Passed medicine with distinction, and won a prize for contribution to the community!!! 😃
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@PaulAshYoung
Paul Young
7 years
Last night, I was bleeped because the nurses had found a suspicious package on the ward. On arrival, I was able to identify it as my lunch.
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@PaulAshYoung
Paul Young
2 years
@FLTDOC1 Do you?! ‘We’ don’t.
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@PaulAshYoung
Paul Young
8 years
I got an interview for anaesthetics!!
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@PaulAshYoung
Paul Young
7 years
I’m on a zero day, but look what arrived!!! @thefourthcraw
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4 years
Nearly self-sufficient.
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@PaulAshYoung
Paul Young
2 years
The Horne Section TV Show is brilliantly weirdly wonderful.
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@PaulAshYoung
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4 years
The clapping and fireworks are lovely, but if you wake up the baby I’m going on strike.
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@PaulAshYoung
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4 years
@EurekaJustice @LucanBoy1 @jpcenzato @ItsBouquet In any other country they wouldn’t have assault rifles in the first place.
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@PaulAshYoung
Paul Young
6 years
@theblondeMD @dankirsh I wouldn’t consider it in an unstable patient - I’d cardiovert an unstable patient. I’d consider it in a stable patient where the rhythm is pSVT, or I’m not sure and want to see what’s underneath.
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@PaulAshYoung
Paul Young
4 years
Feels so good not to be listening to Dr Podcast on my walks.
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@PaulAshYoung
Paul Young
2 years
@adityam2000 @simonmarkdaley @Dr_BellaR If your junior doesn’t feel supported, your support was inadequate. It doesn’t matter if you were at work/on call/available. It also doesn’t mean it was your fault, but that doesn’t make your junior’s experience any less valid.
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Paul Young
2 years
“Doctors & anaesthetists” 🙃🙃🙃
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@PaulAshYoung
Paul Young
4 years
But isn’t ICU just a bed and a ventilator?
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@PaulAshYoung
Paul Young
6 years
Well this has all got extremely real. #31weeks
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@PaulAshYoung
Paul Young
8 years
If you've got a sick patient and you feel out of your depth: ABCDE, ABG, CXR, ECG, call for help. Never fails. #tipsfornewdocs
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@PaulAshYoung
Paul Young
7 years
Anaesthetics is BRILLIANT!! Had a cracking day today!
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@PaulAshYoung
Paul Young
4 years
I’m such a good egg! 🤓 @StockportNHS
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Paul Young
6 years
If I’m this nervous getting on the train to London, I can’t wait to see how little time it takes me to sweat through my suit tomorrow. #PrimaryFRCA
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@PaulAshYoung
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4 years
@4hrEmergencyDoc Oh, so THAT’s a high arched palate.
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@PaulAshYoung
Paul Young
7 years
It’s 3pm on a Friday and I’m going home. On the way out, my boss thanked me for my help and told me to send him an assessment.
@RCoANews
Royal College of Anaesthetists
7 years
Tell us what sparked your interest in anaesthesia - your views will help to promote our specialty as a career choice
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@PaulAshYoung
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6 years
Yesterday I didn’t leave resus. Today, not a single bleeo. I can only assume that means I’ve now admitted the entire population to ICU.
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@PaulAshYoung
Paul Young
4 years
@mina_el_naguib @aroradrn @iceman_ex @Cheapoflurane @hrmorriss Looks shit + Had appropriate therapy + Still looks shit
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@PaulAshYoung
Paul Young
6 years
@JamieMBlanchard @lazblue I bet you’re fun at parties.
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@PaulAshYoung
Paul Young
2 years
Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Mike Wozniak are absolute treasures. #TheLastLeg
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@PaulAshYoung
Paul Young
6 years
Amazing how such intelligent people have no concept of what Reply All means.
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