week 3. post 2

Today there was a code brown! which means there was an external incident, which was the bus accident in Manjimup. I didnt think it would affect our ward, however they anticipated multiple injuries and needed beds at RPH in the city which meant that patients up there on the waitlist for shenton park campus were ideally moved there, so we had to discharge as many able patients as we could. One patient was medically clear, so technically should be discharged already was told he was being sent home that day. He didn't take it very well and I was surprised because I would have thought he'd be eager to go home, however I realised after a lengthy stay patients becaome attached to the environment and the care provided and it becomes a second home. I think it was also apprehension of being discharged and having to manage their life in general and health independently. Anyway, turns out there were only 4 people injured from the bus accident so we didn't have to discharge too many patients prematurely.