‘I knew the answer to the problem … but I simply froze’: When doctors’ minds go blank
ED consultant Dr Rudi Prasad urged junior doctors to remember 'four Fs': first principles, friends, feedback and fatigue.Â
The day Dr Rudi Prasad froze on the job remains etched in his memory.
“This elderly woman came in with asthma and bronchospasm. She was deteriorating right in front of me.
“I knew the academic answer to the problem … but intubating an asthmatic is a very risky situation.
“We know at that stage there is a high mortality rate.
