#61 Dead Eyes
I got the opportunity to shadow nurses and surgeons for two of my class periods in high school. I never really experienced being in the ICU before. What was creepy for me was seeing how many unconscious people were fighting for their lives. I followed a nurse to a major heart attack patient. This guy was put under an induced coma, but his eyes stayed open.
The nurse had me help put gel over his eyes. It’s been three years, and I still have his “dead” gaze stuck in my head. I also had to help reposition the guy, and it was like trying to move an extremely stiff mannequin. Seeing a human in a not-so-human state is extremely uncomfortable and creepy.
Credit: allieril
