tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760353953251845523.post8424061392057378741..comments2024-02-10T02:14:39.898-05:00Comments on Buckeye Surgeon: Check my bracelet, pleaseJeffrey Parks MD FACShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15650563299849196122noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760353953251845523.post-85591431239832497372008-09-29T23:19:00.000-04:002008-09-29T23:19:00.000-04:00Being a hand surgeon... in New York... my favorite...Being a hand surgeon... in New York... my favorite is when the kind nurses put these little flags on the hand which I am about to do surgery. Then, we have to go through the rigmarole of taking them off, and reapplying them on the other wrist. (This always takes much longer than it ever should.)DrBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15957078718446547740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760353953251845523.post-28277673938039996742008-09-27T18:41:00.000-04:002008-09-27T18:41:00.000-04:00I mostly notice those armbands when we're cutting ...I mostly notice those armbands when we're cutting them off trying to get lines started. My hospital has already re-named code blue and code red anyway. So far they have a fairly rational approach to allergies and DNR status, though: a uniform location in the chart and on the computer that every sentient member of the staff knows to look at if the question arises. I suppose that would be too low-key for the NY hospitals.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760353953251845523.post-48174140199706304082008-09-25T20:17:00.000-04:002008-09-25T20:17:00.000-04:00Bianca- Ha! Maybe you're right. As soon as I sco...Bianca- Ha! Maybe you're right. As soon as I score a gig writing for the New Yorker my editor will be able to keep me on the right track. Anyway, I agree; not one of my more coherent posts, rushed it together in the office. Just an amateur satirist here.<BR/><BR/>But no Latent Anger. I'm a pretty happy guy.Jeffrey Parks MD FACShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15650563299849196122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760353953251845523.post-61702030543059457662008-09-25T20:08:00.000-04:002008-09-25T20:08:00.000-04:00It is striking how much this post, purportedly abo...It is striking how much this post, purportedly about the silliness of the "hospital....movement" to color code wristbands to the nth degree of meaninglessness, sways under the weight of considerable latent anger... toward the patient.<BR/>The standardization movement targets medical errors and that, I suppose, brings to mind how much dislike there is of... the patient? Or are you thinking of the legal twit undoubtedly lurking in the background, anxious to sue as soon as his client is injured? It's really hard to discern with any clarity who you so want to vilify... the patient, the invisible-yet-tangible attorney, or... what was that other thing? Oh, yes: the color-coded armbands that lead to more confusion than error prevention. Title this baby "Latent Anger." I thoroughly enjoy your blog, by the way! Please note that nowhere do I say you're not *entitled*...Bianca Castafiore?https://www.blogger.com/profile/07088130255223709497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760353953251845523.post-79923138282675820012008-09-25T17:28:00.000-04:002008-09-25T17:28:00.000-04:00And a gray bracelet indicates the staff member is ...And a gray bracelet indicates the staff member is colorblind?Lorelei Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07639663436142251951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760353953251845523.post-73286881986715766932008-09-25T16:07:00.000-04:002008-09-25T16:07:00.000-04:00reading this post i realised you could probably su...reading this post i realised you could probably summon up your lawyer by drawing a pentagram on the floor and chanting. i'm sure black candles help as well as a living sacrifice.Bongihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12918640034313468627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760353953251845523.post-91836658930097418992008-09-25T15:28:00.000-04:002008-09-25T15:28:00.000-04:00Anon- As the NY Times article implies, color coded...Anon- As the NY Times article implies, color coded wristbands can actually be very confusing and can paradoxically compromise patient safety, rather than improve it. And my post was meant to be a satire of that. But thanks for stopping by. I agree with your sentiments regarding the obligation of a physican to protect his/her patients.Jeffrey Parks MD FACShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15650563299849196122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760353953251845523.post-182530241876396912008-09-25T15:04:00.000-04:002008-09-25T15:04:00.000-04:00That had better be one of my High-Reimbursing Kais...That had better be one of my High-Reimbursing Kaiser patients. I just might have to "Make Rounds From The Door". You know: "Pt seen. NAD. Heart Regular. Lungs Non-Labored. Continue current management."HudsonMDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05955328271938173408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760353953251845523.post-74383580497839711672008-09-25T13:51:00.000-04:002008-09-25T13:51:00.000-04:00"and my highlighter yellow bracelet indicates my i..."and my highlighter yellow bracelet indicates my incredulity at the status quo's resistance to common sense safety measures"<BR/><BR/>"oh and this one transparent one? that would remind my doctors to remember Semmelweis and compulsively protect me from undue harm from preventable sources"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com