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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think a lot of this depends on how often your husband is actually getting calls when he's on call, because this can vary dramatically by specialty. If he's pretty much guaranteed to have to go into the hospital at some point during an on-call shift, then you should plan on getting sitters during that time. If the vast majority of his calls can be handled by phone and it's rare that he has to go to the hospital, then I'd take my chances.[/quote]

OP here. DH is a surgeon (ortho), gets multiple phone calls per weekend from ER doctors and residents. However, he does not go in unless he has to operate in an emergency. If a normal broken bone comes in, he may not even get called since most broken bones don't require surgery. Many times surgery is scheduled for a later date and not done immediately over the weekend. He may need to go in for a consult though.

DH usually only goes in for an emergency surgery about 20% of the time over the weekend. That means 80% of the weekends, he will not have to operate at all. Often if it is a true emergency, the patient has other more life threatening injuries than a broken bone. [/quote]

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