Just remember to share. On 6/5/08, William Rentfrow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ** No, but later this weekend I may enjoy some adult beverages - close > enough? :) > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Howard Richter > *Sent:* Thursday, June 05, 2008 12:15 PM > *To:* arslist@ARSLIST.ORG > *Subject:* Re: OT: Medical Terminology > > > ** 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 > __Platinum Sponsor: www.rmsportal.com ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" > html___ > __Platinum Sponsor: www.rmsportal.com ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" > html___ >
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