Who’s in the right? Who’s in the wrong? Who cares? We should focus on our own processes and not palm off our own mistakes to others. Because ultimately the only one who really loses in such scenarios in the patient.

In the heat of the situation people say all sorts, but nothing prepared me for that nonchalant yet cowardly comment.

“Hi, it’s OIR. Could I start a code red please? We have a patient on the ward who’s crashed and have had to open them up.”