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On The Shooting Last Week....

I'm going to go there. And if you've been reading for a while, you know where that is. I'm not going to dog the man because he was in the Army * And I'm not going to dog all the Army bullies who called him a " camel jockey "...

Published 12 Nov 2009 12:00 PM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: in the news, medical professionals
Remember This Yokel?

Oh, yeah. He did it again. Twice. He called trying to find a bed, we chit-chatted and I told him I would give him a call back as there were some things I had to clarify. His response? "Ok, baby". That's when I knew I was talking to Romeo...

Published 29 Oct 2009 10:00 AM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: medical professionals, mundane office drivel, social workers
Little Hint: My Wand Never Worked

OK, here we go. Again. Docs, listen up, and I'm going to yell it this time cuz you can't seem to get the message on this one: IF A PERSON IS TALKING CRAZY, NOT MAKING SUICIDAL THREATS AND TOOK A LOT OF DRUGS A FEW HOURS AGO, HE'S NOT PSYCHOTIC...

Published 27 Oct 2009 12:21 AM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: drug addiction, drug use, medical professionals, mental health, teens
Never Underestimate a Social Worker Scorned

It's happened before . I'm sure it will happen again. You call me out and then decide your patient isn't ready to go. People take a turn for the worse. You miss something on the labs. New labs indicate something else has gone horribly wrong...

Published 23 Oct 2009 7:49 PM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: flat-out bitching, medical professionals, rants
A Phone Call I'll Take

The phone rang last night and I emotionally geared up for going out. Me: This is Reas. Tech: Hey, Reas, it's Burt in the admissions office. Me: What's up? (FYI, if the admissions office calls, it generally to call me in to said office. To help...

Published 1 Sep 2009 4:58 PM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: medical professionals, mundane office drivel
A Phone Call, Verbatim

5:15 In the morning. (Ring) Me: This is Reas Dr. Delightful: Yes, I got a page. Me (talking really fast): Hi, Dr. Delightful, sorry to wake you. I've got a 16 year old girl at Whoville Memorial who is having some suicidal thoughts. She plans to OD...

Published 27 Aug 2009 11:44 AM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: medical professionals, suicide, teens
Anxiously Awaiting....

So. I'm not one to question a doctor's decisions. Often. However, I do take issue with some circumstances. Such as when a patient comes to him in need of psychotropics, a patient who has an extensive drug abuse history, including a proclivity...

Published 4 Aug 2009 6:41 PM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: drug addiction, drug use, medical professionals, mental health, RX meds
Baby Blues

I posted this article to Facebook over the weekend and it got me thinking about the few women I've seen over the past year who presented to the ER with postpartum depression. I can't remember if I hospitalized any of them, but I don't think...

Published 3 Aug 2009 4:12 PM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: domestic issues, in the news, medical professionals, mental health, musings
Dude? Seriously?

So. I'm a social worker. As opposed to a doctor. And when I'm told to fax over the labs from point A to point B, well then, I do that. I don't READ the labs, because they're absolutely meaningless to me. Cuz I'm a social worker. As...

Published 13 Jul 2009 10:08 PM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: medical professionals
Deja Vu

I was at one of the hospitals getting geared up to see someone when one of the doctors approached me and said: Curious doc: Can you guys do anything for a girl who swallows nails? Me: What?! Are you serious? Curious doc: Yes, I am. She says she doesn't...

Published 15 Jun 2009 3:54 PM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: medical professionals, mental health
Damn Canine

Remember this one I wrote last week? Well, there's more to the story. She wasn't suicidal in the least and I stand by that. But she sorta did get mad at her husband in the early evening hours and threaten to kill herself if he left with the dog...

Published 19 May 2009 3:26 PM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: in the field, law enforcement, medical professionals, paperwork, social workers, suicide
Delusional Thinking: An Illustration

I cover more than one hospital. In fact, I cover three of them. (You know how every once-in-a-while I'll tell give you a heads up about foreshadowing? This is one of those times.) Most of the time, the primary on-call person is able to juggle the...

Published 12 May 2009 5:43 PM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: in the field, medical professionals, the job
We're in This Together

I will be the first to admit that I'm not a doctor. Far from it. I will also admit that I do not know my medications as well as I probably should. Oh, I know the highlights. The basic antidepressants, the standard anti psychotics, the ubiquitous mood...

Published 29 Apr 2009 2:13 PM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: economy, medical professionals, mental health, poverty, RX meds
*Head Desk*

Me, to the tech at my hosptial: Hey, it's Reas. Listen... The Tech: Hold on, let me get the nurse Me: I'm not calling to give report... (click) The nurse with the (exceedingly) heavy accent: Halloo? Me: Hey, it's Reas. I spoke with Dr. Who...

Published 16 Apr 2009 8:07 AM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: in the field, medical professionals
Bi-polar Week Continues...

A quick grammar lesson. OK, let's be fair. This is a rant. It won't take me long, and then I'll let you get back to it. "It" being your life. You'd rather be in yours than mine, I guarantee. Say you: What makes you so sure? Say...

Published 2 Apr 2009 9:25 AM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: for your information, in the field, medical professionals, mental health
Snippet from the ER

Triage Nurse to the doc: 30-year-old drank a liter of scotch and vodka last night and he's been throwing up all day. Nurse #2: That's so strange. That's never happened to me before. -> Read More...

Published 31 Mar 2009 1:30 PM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: alcohol, medical professionals
I Missed the Palm Reading Unit in School

This post by Oregon Amy got me thinking... A while back I assessed an artist. She was the real deal in that she had her work in galleries across the country* and was able to make a living (even to the point of buying insurance!) from her work. She was...

Published 20 Mar 2009 2:45 PM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: medical professionals, mental health, suicide
Geodon Took Him Away!

All right docs, looks like we need to have another little chat. This won't take long, so stay with me. I know you're busy. I know you see a LOT of weird, wacky people in the emergency room on any given shift and that some of those weird , wacky...

Published 19 Mar 2009 12:57 PM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: in the field, medical professionals, mental health
Words of Wisdom

I was at the ER not long ago and one of the nurses was playing with a cool looking doo-hicky. After inquiring about it, she told me it was a label maker, a new toy to the unit, and asked if I needed anything branded. Me: Absolutely. I need my binder branded...

Published 24 Feb 2009 2:41 PM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: medical professionals, mental health, the job
Time is (Decidedly NOT) On My Hands

There's real time. We all abide by it, right? You're supposed to be somewhere at 6:30 and you show up at 6:30. Well, most of us do anyway. If you're my father-in-law, then you show up at 6:10, which is completely annoying. (But I'm not...

Published 4 Feb 2009 5:55 AM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: in the field, medical professionals, rants
Tales of Entitlement

The Players: Dr. Who Dr. Suess Mayo Medical Center Mustard Medical Center Patient Zotbot Silly Social Worker A Big Fish The Situation: Zotbot arrives at Mayo Medical Center's emergency room flanked by Friend One and Friend Two. Zotbot, merely visiting...

Published 15 Jan 2009 7:46 AM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: in the field, medical professionals, mental health, suicide
This One's For the Docs

All right all you medical professionals, apparently there's a bit of confusion on a matter so allow me to clarify: I cannot throw someone in the psych ward just because you think he's an ***. That diagnosis has yet to make it into the DSM, and...

Published 7 Jan 2009 2:53 PM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: in the field, medical professionals, mental health
I don't think I want to get Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis

I don't have the inclination to give you a play-by-play on this one. Not now, anyway. Suffice it to say it's bad news. A gentleman I saw earlier this week was diagnosed with it about three years ago. It all started when his legs starting becoming...

Published 21 Nov 2008 2:17 AM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: illness and disease, medical professionals, suicide
NPR Needs To Hire Me In Their Marketing Department

Because clearly, with my 11 regular readers, I can bump their listenership by at least .000001%. As much as I plug them here (OK, I think I've done it three times now) I should be on the payroll. And then there's Ira and This American Life. A...

Published 18 Nov 2008 11:00 AM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: homeless, medical professionals, NPR

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