Doctors share photos of themselves asleep to highlight their crazy work schedules
When a blog post from earlier this month criticized a medical resident in Mexico for sleeping on the job, other doctors not only defended her but also started the #YoTambienMeDormi (which means #IAlsoFellAsleep) trend on social media in support of doctors’ need for rest during long hours.
Several medical professionals from Latin America began to use the hashtag while posting pictures of themselves sleeping on the job. Reportedly, young doctors are often required to work shifts of up to 36 hours which results in many taking naps at the workplace.
Doctors claim that the hashtag is also a way of highlighting the many sacrifices they’ve had to make for their profession which includes working on weekends and skipping meals. Here are some the photos that Latin American medical professionals posted on Twitter.
#LoMásLeído en Salud:
— El Espectador (@elespectador) May 17, 2015
Con #Yotambienmedormí rechazan críticas a colega por quedarse dormida.http://t.co/j0kJXYfC2t pic.twitter.com/VDI3qZ1CO4
#YoTambienMeDormi 36 horas seguidas de trabajo sin parar son imposibles sin 10 minutos de descanzo pic.twitter.com/kN3dRlSCyZ
— Paola Perez (@pao_perezf) May 16, 2015
#YoTambienMeDormi I've also fallen asleep as a junior doctor without harming a single patient. Try working an 80 hr shift with no break.
— Shafi Ahmed (@ShafiAhmed5) May 16, 2015
#YoTambiénMeDormí Porque el camino es largo. Pacientes entiendan a sus médicos, se esfuerzan día a día para ayudarles pic.twitter.com/LHCL7Fd7V3
— Ezequiel Ferreyra (@ezequielocuel) May 9, 2015
#yotambienmedormi Guardias de 36 Hrs, sin postguardia, preparar actividades académicas,sin poder alimentarnos. pic.twitter.com/1PJYZXHVS2
— KG (@katianagb) May 9, 2015
#yotambienmedormi #Argentina
— MechiFiu (@MechiFiu) May 9, 2015
Verguenza en las condiciones que trabajamos medicos residentes de todo el mundo pic.twitter.com/BEeXDyDirI
