Christmas in the Christchurch Hospital Emergency DepartmentJOHN KIRK-ANDERSON/STUFF Dr Jan Bone in the trauma unit in Christchurch Hospital's Emergency Department. Bruised egos and broken bones – it's just another Christmas at Christchurch Hospital's emergency department, where consultant emergency physician Dr Jane Bone has seen plenty in her 30 years on the job. READ MORE:* Emergency department and radiology staff get exercising for patient health* Emergency Department staff donated their blood for patients after quake* Working on Christmas day 'quite enjoyable', petrol station owner saysBone, sporting blue hospital scrubs and a wicked sense of humour, admits to a giving some parents, typically a men, a gentle ribbing when they turn up embarrassed by their injuries. The Emergency Department at Christchurch Hospital is one of the busiest in Australasia, averaging about 300 patients a day. Christmas morning was relatively steady, but as Bone said "things can be humming along and the next minute you're opening someone's chest up".

Source: Stuff December 25, 2017 03:56 UTC