passing gas is a normal bodily function

It happened one day during morning report.  

The Rotation: inpatient Pediatrics.  

The Players:  Attendings, senior residents, residents, interns and medical students.  

The Time:  approx 7 am.  

The Place:  a small room in the hospital, with the door closed for privacy, of course!

As I recall, it was the beginning of morning report and one of the residents gave a summary of a patient that was admitted overnight.  And then there was a pause. Not a super long pause, but unfortunately for someone, it was more than long enough.  And this someone let loose --- a loud single staccato.  Certainly not me, of course! I was just an innocent intern minding her own business.  But this was so loud and unexpected that I couldn't help it, and laughed out loud.  Another female intern heard it also, (well actually, who wouldn't have heard it?!) and laughed out loud too.  We looked at each other, and then quickly stifled our giggles because NO ONE else was laughing.  Everyone else was DEAD SILENT.  The whole room was FROZEN.  It was complete DENIAL.  And then, morning report continued as though nothing had happened. La, la, la...

Yes, I do have an immature sense of humor at times.  And it still makes me laugh when I think about it.  

The whole irony though is that you'd think a room full of doctors who are used to seeing all sorts of bodily fluids and etc escape from all sorts of orifices, natural and unnatural, and from smelling all sorts of various odors, and from seeing people of all ages in various stages of undress, would be comfortable in the sonorous passing of a little gas.  

Yes, I am immature.  And you know what, the thought just occurred to me...  Maybe it was one of the attendings ?!

Anyone have any true funny and embarrassing G-rated stories to share?  Comments welcome!

OMNIA VINCIT AMOR
amara


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