Kinkpanic
The sudden surge of fear on spotting a kink in a vital line.
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A collection of 143 issues
Remoaners
Remoaners
The doctor who constantly talks about retirement but never leaves. Submitted by Peter Brindley.
Griefsplit
The fracture in your mind when trivial news follows a day of undeserved deaths.
Obeepity
When your gut mutes the pager sound whilst leaning forward. Submitted by Peter Brindley.
Gownsnap
The satisfying rip and shrug of removing a surgical gown.
Stetho-nope
A doctor who never examines the patient. Submitted by Peter Brindley.
Glubpop
The small, comic pop as a plastic glove peels away from your hand.
Matronymosis
The strange flicker of tenderness and discomfort when a patient shares your mother’s name - as if care suddenly becomes personal, memory and medicine briefly overlapping.
Solar power specialist
Those that stop working when the sun goes down. Submitted by Peter Brindley.
Glovelock
That flash of panic when you canât get a glove off quickly.