William, Are you pharmaceutically gifted and if so can you share?
hbr On 6/5/08, Will Du Chene <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ** > > Darn it... Coffee on the keyboard and out the nostrils... Bill!!! > > I cannot stop chuckling... > > I took a First Responder course a couple of semesters ago. Endotracheal > intubation, MUH, FDGB, CATS, and transoccipital implants otherwise known as > lead overdose syndrome was covered in depth. Good thing that I did not know > about the "PVC Challenge" otherwise I can almost guarantee that I would have > bombed my practicals. > > > > Thu Jun 05 2008 10:45:24 AM CDT from William Rentfrow 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___ > > __Platinum Sponsor: www.rmsportal.com ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" > html___ > -- Howard Richter Red Hat Certified Technician CompTIA Linux+ Certified ITIL Foundation Certified E-Mail = [EMAIL PROTECTED] Resume = http://www.richter-home.net/resume/ LinkedIn Profile = http://www.linkedin.com/in/hbr4270 _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org Platinum Sponsor: www.rmsportal.com ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are"
