I was hyper-alert, wandering into the emergency department as a doctor for the first time. A rush of adrenaline set in to help navigate the cacophony of beeping monitors, intermittent alarms and sick patients.

Despite being new to the setting, it seemed oddly familiar and, after a couple of hours, I realised why.

The place had department store vibes.

During the Boxing Day sales. A time when the ding of registers, blare of security alarms and small army of sales personnel attempting to placate a throng of frantic customers conjured a similar sense of urgency.