was while working at Stanford’s ER. It was nerve-wracking. The guy in front of me was naked, bloody, and fully hooked up to the monitor. The trauma room was a little hectic as usual. Stanford is a teaching hospital so whenever a trauma patient rolls in, residents (aka doctors in training) will eagerly flock to the trauma room hoping to jump in and get some experience. I was lined up to do CPR right behind the ER tech that was currently hammering down on the patient’s chest. We cycle through ER techs every two minutes of CPR and it was...

Code Red, Code Red, Code Red 🔉🔊 the hospital speakers announce. I look at my co-worker, shrug and continue turning the patient onto their side. Another day, another fire drill. In the 8 years that I've worked in the ER, I've yet to experience a real code red, meaning the hospital needs to prepare/evacuate for a fire hazard. There are many codes in the hospital world, most of which you'll likely never witness.Code blue on the other hand is one that the hospital staff takes seriously and happens everyday. There is literally a code blue button on every patient's wall. If pushed, a code blue designated team...

Was on November 22, 2020. Why did I decide to start TikTok, so many of you have asked? Well besides the fact that I was working 12 hour shifts in the ER at (what we thought was) the height of the pandemic, wasn't sure where my acting career was tumulting to, and broke up with my girlfriend, I just needed some sort of creative outlet. I was frustrated, confused and really unsure where my life was going. So obviously the answer was to turn to a Gen-Z booty shaking app and cuss as much as I can. Jk, kind of. I...