A redditorasked, “Surgeons of Reddit, what has been your biggest ‘Oh shit’ moment?”
Here is what some people shared:
1.
Before we could even fish it out, it was gone.
u/DrShlomo
2.
“I wasn’t present for this, but I got to deal with the fallout.
The client brings his cat (found as a stray) to be spayed.
The cat is a male!
And poor kitty just had his belly sliced open for no reason whatsoever.
The owner was, understandably, furious.”
Due to the angle from which he needed to approach, the patient had to facedown.
They then called the ophthalmologist, who came to tidy up what was now a completely ruined eye.
After the surgery, terrified, he went to explain to the patient what had happened.
u/ugm9mjh
4.
“Not quite a surgeon, but somewhat medical.
Proceed to cut through the bone with a metal saw.
Sparks flew, and my blade broke.
The clothes the person had been wearing were lying underneath the body and caught a spark.
“My first C-Section was quite the shocker, but after that, not a lot phases me anymore.
This event occurred during one of my high school internships to see if medicine would be my field.
I’m not sure why, but they let me attend a C-section.
They placed me at the feet of the woman who was numb from the chest down.
I give her a little nod, and the operation starts.
Here is me, standing in a woman’s pregnancy fluids.
I must have looked very shocked because the other surgeons laughed at my reaction.
Ever since, I’ve not been shocked once.”
u/unicorninabottle
6.
I stopped him just before he cut the artery.
If he cut that, the testicle would die, not to mention make a very bloody mess.”
u/markko79
7.
“The medical stuff really becomes a blur.
Complications, bad outcomes, wild patients.
After a few years, even the bad stuff becomes part of the routine.
Definitely one of the weaker residents, but hard-working and likable.
I start talking about her performance, relationship with the other residents, strengths and weaknesses, etc.”
“This happened to me when I was training to be a cardiologist.
The doctor had just yelled, ‘Oh, no!’
I had just positioned these catheters with wires into the sleeping patient’s heart.
They were just hanging out there, pulsating to his heartbeat.
Apparently, the doctor had gotten food poisoning and ran for the bathroom never to return.
I haven’t even been taught how to take them out safely.
I’m looking at the vitals and monitors like, Fuck.
What do I do now?”
There are no other doctors around.
After a few minutes, the catheters and wires are properly removed.
u/Suckitz7
9.
“This happened while I was a clerk.
The lights flickered in the operating theatre while the surgeon was performing gallbladder surgery.
He laughed it off and joked about how it reminded him of his overseas elective to Africa.
The anesthesia doctor was also laughing it off.
Then, the power went out.
Instantly, the anesthetist jumped up, shouted, ‘Oh, shit!’
and went to work trying to turn on any sort of battery backup that might be available.”
“The surgeon became dead serious and started moving at lightning speed.
Then, an announcement came saying there was a fire in the hospital and that they should evacuate immediately.
Even if the fire is right outside the door.
One of the scariest experiences of my life happened in the operating room.”
u/isoturtle
10.
“I am a surgical assistant for my dad, an oral surgeon.
We pop the tooth out, and he laughs and swallows his tooth.
u/flowfordayz13
12.
“As a nursing student, I was watching a gallbladder removal.
I was bored as I’d seen 10 of these and was tired of it.
I’m watching the screen, and the surgeon accidentally nicked the liver.
He paused, said, ‘Uh oh,’ and carried on.
He cauterized the cut that was bleeding pretty badly.
I never knew if he was normal or not.
Everyone remained kinda calm, but the doctor also had an audience.”
u/[deleted]
13.
“My ex is a urologist.
He felt horrible.”
