Halloween 2012: Dr. Ruchira Datta, Specialist in Surgery
My surgical kit contains:
Blade - Highest quality by X-Acto. For opening the patient up.
Duct Tape - For surgical repairs.
WD-40 - For clearing up adhesions, gastrointestinal obstructions, and whatnot.
Pliers - For performing extraction.
Binder Clip - For clamping, e.g., bleeders.
Drinking Straw - For suction.
Stapler - For closing the patient up.
Pencil - For planning out my operative course.
Eraser - Staedtler Mars Plastic erases everything completely! For fixing mistakes.
Calculator - If the patient is bleeding out 20ml/min, how long do I have before she bleeds to death?
Dice - Random number generator. When making decisions, I need to game out possible scenarios. With my calculator, pencil, and dice, I have everything I need to run Monte Carlo simulations! A writing surface, you ask? Did you know an adult human has 16 square feet of skin? In case the pencil lead doesn't adhere, you may notice my blade has a nice pen-like form factor.
- Ruchira S. Datta
You need to market that kit! :)
- Anne Bouey
Anne, a fine idea for a sideline!
- Ruchira S. Datta
Hahaha!
- Anne Bouey