tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post7780361961452323083..comments2024-02-18T01:56:38.508-06:00Comments on M.D.O.D.: WNL911DOChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06466669111561150174noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-22999617386353747872010-07-11T03:44:40.447-05:002010-07-11T03:44:40.447-05:00Sorry to hear about that, but glad to hear you are...Sorry to hear about that, but glad to hear you are not beating yourself up about it. Keep up the good work, its always interesting to read what Drs in other countries get up to!Internal Optimisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194212321633856081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-56419645745803838342010-06-13T21:33:55.304-05:002010-06-13T21:33:55.304-05:00hey Amy,
thanks for stopping by. i'm curious....hey Amy, <br />thanks for stopping by. i'm curious... are you out of the ER too? if not, how are you holding up?<br /><br />best911DOChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466669111561150174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-3772367159198555922010-06-13T21:26:00.824-05:002010-06-13T21:26:00.824-05:00Hey 911Doc, i kind of stopped reading the ER blog...Hey 911Doc, i kind of stopped reading the ER blogs when I got out of the game myself, but I was feeling nostalgic so just stopped by to check in. Glad to see you're still blogging away. <br /><br />Sorry about your patient though, sad story. Doesn't sound like there was much you could have done differently though. <br /><br />- Amy @ HallwayFourAmyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03490785147673581021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-64309395263212869052010-06-10T14:53:05.894-05:002010-06-10T14:53:05.894-05:00Thanks for the explanation, 911Doc!Thanks for the explanation, 911Doc!Carynnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-19655188780034912592010-06-10T09:29:10.600-05:002010-06-10T09:29:10.600-05:00He shoulda sued whoever it was who "Altered&q...He shoulda sued whoever it was who "Altered" him....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-33430317204091381252010-06-10T06:59:08.624-05:002010-06-10T06:59:08.624-05:00caryn,
quality control is completely internal, so...caryn, <br />quality control is completely internal, so no to the first question. as to the law suit question, anyone can sue anyone else for anything at any time. the question is if they can win or not. sure, it's more likely if the patient had family that i would have been sued, but the suit would have been defended successfully as there was no negligence inolved, simply lightning striking twice in the same place.911DOChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466669111561150174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-62197931667428247832010-06-10T01:50:28.298-05:002010-06-10T01:50:28.298-05:00For some reason my dispatch center seems to think ...For some reason my dispatch center seems to think I am the only guy in town who is to be sent on calls with the homeless.<br /><br />I can't count how many calls I have been on where the initial assessment was no where near the actual condition. But I have learned one thing for sure. <br /><br />When someone who probly abused their body for most of a lifetime didn't present the way the book said he would? <br />Say it ain't so.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-17894744391064902592010-06-10T00:48:16.523-05:002010-06-10T00:48:16.523-05:00What does MDOD stand for?What does MDOD stand for?Curious Readernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-77684504979612884022010-06-09T16:54:52.118-05:002010-06-09T16:54:52.118-05:00Man, that really sucks. Do you think the outcome o...Man, that really sucks. Do you think the outcome of the quality control committee's meeting would have been different if the patient hadn't been homeless and perhaps had someone there? I agree with their decision, but if some nagging family member had been there, is it likely that there would have been a lawsuit to appease them regardless of what did or did not happen?Carynnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-62506166131982427442010-06-09T13:37:52.055-05:002010-06-09T13:37:52.055-05:00thanks amy.thanks amy.911DOChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466669111561150174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-87938796464654025632010-06-09T13:32:22.795-05:002010-06-09T13:32:22.795-05:00Sorry 911. It still sucks. But you can't do ev...Sorry 911. It still sucks. But you can't do everything. I always love the people who are so pissed and they want someone to blame so the *always* blame the doctors and nurses. Seriously, sometimes crap just happens. To all of us. And doctors aren't the omnipotent all seeing Alpha and Omega, so stuff isn't perfect. Ever.Amelia Ameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17296224743117560163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-58481663393308764852010-06-09T13:05:15.626-05:002010-06-09T13:05:15.626-05:00dear captain schmoe,
as i recall the patient was ...dear captain schmoe, <br />as i recall the patient was schizophrenic and drunk and that part of the history was, to say the least, unclear.911DOChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466669111561150174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-68741224451151270562010-06-09T12:58:28.696-05:002010-06-09T12:58:28.696-05:00Tragic as this is, we sometimes lose sight of the ...Tragic as this is, we sometimes lose sight of the fact that sometimes stuff just happens. Despite protocols, training, experience etc, every once in a while we are unable to prolong the inevitable.<br /><br />Regrettable as it is, it happens. As much as you hated the outcome of this event, he presented no symptoms or complaint of what killed him, other than the pain. Pain which is not uncommon when one gets clobbered with a beer bottle. <br /><br />Rest easy Doc, stuff happens.<br /><br />Just as I finished typing this, one question came to mind. Did anyone ask him if the neck pain was present before getting popped? <br /><br />Thanks for the post.Capt. Schmoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02394460305247627610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-76016791286807986152010-06-09T12:17:34.166-05:002010-06-09T12:17:34.166-05:00That is unfortunate. Yesterday when I was working ...That is unfortunate. Yesterday when I was working my shift at the ER one of the other doctors was telling me this story that when they discharged a patient who was wheel chair bound he "became lost" as he tried to make his way home and his wheel chair. They found him the next day as cold and stiff as ice sitting in his wheel chair 1 block away from the hospital. Apparently he had a stroke on his way back home.....So yea....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com