Hey there All, It has been a while since my last real update. For those following the blog there was some editing required. Cafe has a whole new meaning as does beverage. You will get the picture. I have the internet in my room and have already seen the Saudi Arabia warning that a web site may have inappropriate content. So I have to be a little careful. Anyway the news is John is leaving us, but Trudy and Kellie have joined us. It seems I am one of the few Au...

24/07/09 I am currently sitting in my flat on the compound listening to Neil Diamond sing September Morning. My mood is not down, just sedated. Today was good. It started bad as I stepped into the department to have my work questioned, even before Good Morning was said. But that is the rule of thumb. I will never again suggest that the Calvary Emergency Department was ever unfriendly. You guys are so lucky. It is not that people here are not nice, but it is abou...

Well I am into my third week in Saudi Arabia. I have now been on all the bus shopping trips at least once. And with this completely limited experience I shall give you my review. At number one in the Dhahran Mall with the Jarir Plaza across the road. Mind you crossing the road at night is an experience in Extreme Sports. Dhahran Mall is huge, but not confusing. It is one big circle with a few side corridors that always lead onto the main circuit. Highlights of a ...

The morning after a night with Sid & Rose 16/07/09 I thought when I woke this morning with a bit of a head ache that it was dehydration. I was probably right, but for the wrong reason. John, along with Lyn and Naomi, invited me out to Khobar's Jasmine Compound. It is a much larger compound with the residences being villas rather than apartments. They are much bigger and still only have a few people living in each one. This does leave a little empty space. A ...

Emergency Room First Day Many eye openers. Pts stay 2 hours anything longer needs to be sorted, discharged or admitted. A patient was order vent/atrovent nebs. This is not something a nurse can do. We call the respiratory therapist. At first I thought this was some sort of American thing. Apparently is Saudi Arabia's answer to job creation. People that fell short academically of nursing or medicine or physio etc, get trained to do airway management. It sounds g...