ROFLMAO!
:-) --- J.T. Shyman _____ From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of William Rentfrow Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2008 10:45 AM To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG Subject: OT: Medical Terminology This is a real memo to Emergency Medical Services staff that was read by Michael Feldman on NPR: According to the records from several emergency rooms, many EMS narratives have taken a decidedly creative direction. "Effective immediately, all EMS workers are to refrain from using slang or abbreviations to describe patients. For example, cardiac patients should not be referred to with MUH (messed-up heart), PBS (pretty bad shape), PCL (pre-code looking), or HIBGIA (had it before; got it again). Stroke patients are not "Charlie carrots," nor are workers to use CCFCCP (cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs) to describe patients mental state. Trauma patients are not CATS (cut all to shit), FDGB (fall down--go boom), TBC (total body crunch), or "hamburger helper." Similarly, descriptions of a car crash should not include phrases such as "negative vehicle to vehicle interface" or "terminal deceleration syndrome." HAZMAT teams are highly trained professionals, not "glow worms. Persons with altered mental states as a result of drug use are not considered "pharmaceutically gifted." Gunshot wounds to the head are not "transoccipital implants." The homeless are not "urban outdoorsmen," and endotracheal intubation should not be called a "PVC challenge." Do not refer to terminal or recently deceased patients as "paws up," ART (assuming room temperature), CC (cancel Christmas), CTD (circling the drain), or NLPR (no long-playing records). I hope you all join me in respecting the diversity of our clients by using proper medical terminology in your narratives and log entries. ---------------------------------- William Rentfrow, Principal Consultant [EMAIL PROTECTED] C 701-306-6157 O 952-432-0227 __Platinum Sponsor: www.rmsportal.com ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" html___ _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org Platinum Sponsor: www.rmsportal.com ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are"
