Doctors defend resident caught sleeping by posting their own pictures after long shifts
A blog post from earlier this month that criticized a medical resident in Mexico for sleeping on the job has led to a social media movement with doctors defending their long hours and need for rest.
Earlier this month, a medical resident in Mexico fell asleep on the job while doing paper work.
A blog post appeared with the pictures criticizing it. The blogger wrote,
“We are aware that this is a tiring job but doctors are obliged to do their work,”
“There are dozens of patients in need of attention.”
http://tutoblogx.blogspot.mx
Mexican doctor Juan Carlos did the best thing against the criticism and defended the young doctor by using the “hashtag #YoTambienMeDormi (“I’ve also fallen asleep”),
Juan had inadvertently ignited a movement.
He wrote, “I’ve also fallen asleep after operating on one, two, three and even four patients on any regular shift,” along with #YoTambienMeDormi (See below for the tweet)
#yotambienmedormi, después de operar 1,2,3 y cuatro pacientes en una guardia cualquiera
— darthdead (@juancar70795011) May 5, 2015
According to twitter analytics site Topsy, the hashtag #YoTambienMeDormi has been used for more than 19,000 times.
Many doctors from the Latin America started trending #YoTambienMeDormi with the pictures of themselves taking a snap after long working hours
Charlene May wrote, “Because doctors are humans too.”
Because doctors are humans too. #YoTambienMeDormi pic.twitter.com/QU0sF6oQqp
— Charlene May (@charlenetingzon) May 20, 2015
And many more tweets were seen in support of the resident.
#YoTambiénMeDormí Médicos del país se solidarizan con joven que se durmió durante su guardia http://t.co/8nV0yq2e5y pic.twitter.com/1ddQa3EeyN
— Revista Emeequis (@emeequis) May 9, 2015
