Prank Page
Similar to puppet shows and games of Peakaboo!, a prank page is a form of comedic relief for health care professionals.[1][2][3] Nothing boosts morale like briefly screwing over a colleague for a laugh!
Most Popular Forms of Prank Page
- Paging someone that they're patient is coding
- Paging a fake consult at 4:59 PM on a Friday[4]
- Paging a medical student to see a patient with a blown pupil then seeing how they react
- Paging a colleague that all their patients were severely injured in a freak collision of gurneys
- Giving a colleague a Samsung Pager, sending a page, and watching the pager explode![5]
Related Reading
- Page
- Pager
- Seven Blunders of the Medical World
References
- ↑ Anesthesiologist Behind Drape Plays Peakaboo with Surgeon (Gomerblog)
- ↑ Pages We Love to Get at Any Point During the Day (Gomerblog)
- ↑ 10 Exciting Real Pages to Get, Especially at 2 AM (Gomerblog)
- ↑ Tips: How to Suck at Calling Consults (Gomerblog)
- ↑ Samsung Galaxy Pager Explodes, Intern in Critical Condition (Gomerblog)