tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post8357355764267157428..comments2024-03-12T07:48:29.712+03:00Comments on Stories from the trauma bay: Easy call day?DocBastardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12224592098492491365noreply@blogger.comBlogger76125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-6258034966550426672017-09-11T20:02:48.501+03:002017-09-11T20:02:48.501+03:00I love your stories, docbastard. You write very w...I love your stories, docbastard. You write very well. I just wanted to say thank you!Stark Radiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07794665106402314809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-31571300545557019622015-07-17T10:47:50.843+03:002015-07-17T10:47:50.843+03:00Yup. Pretty funny, really, since there's no re...Yup. Pretty funny, really, since there's no real audience for him there. The regulars have no real interest in medical information, whether it's accurate or troll drivel. That site is just a forum for sharing prayers and positive thoughts among those who still believe that Jahi will be miraculously healed. They couldn't care less about our Doc B, whether or not Dr. Beecher was high on LSD when he worked at Harvard, or whether brain death was "invented" by the pharmaceutical companies to sell more meds! <br /><br />Scarabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05999961861218673544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-22657042932565225242015-07-15T16:38:01.298+03:002015-07-15T16:38:01.298+03:00where, as I understand, they are ignoring his ravi...where, as I understand, they are ignoring his ravings.Ken Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15166383392696452631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-40873128223313701182015-07-14T14:31:28.619+03:002015-07-14T14:31:28.619+03:00The poor troll is in a narcissistic rage and can n...The poor troll is in a narcissistic rage and can no longer post here, so he's taken to libeling DocB on the Jahi McMath "Keepers" page, aka the Keep Jahi McMath on Life Support (sic) page, which is just about the only place he hasn't been banned from posting. This morning's precious troll turd claims trauma surgeons can't touch any thoracic structures because they're "only" lowly general surgeons. With every post the troll makes he further exposes his ignorance. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-20054172292109575712015-07-12T08:47:40.294+03:002015-07-12T08:47:40.294+03:00Actually, posting from various IP addresses can ha...Actually, posting from various IP addresses can happen routinely, without any deliberate intention of concealing one's identity. It's just a function of how many of us use today's technology during a typical day. Here's a real-life example. <br /><br />I have two smartphones with internet access (one personal, one for work). Both have different internet service providers.<br /><br />Both these phones also have WiFi capabilities. I use WiFi on both the phones at my office, and also when visiting family members and colleagues who have internet service in their homes and offices. <br /><br />My office computer has its own IP, but my home computer has a different one. <br /><br />Point is, even though I'm NOT interested in misrepresenting myself online, anything I post could originate from one of several IP connections. Scarabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05999961861218673544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-81465677934081717532015-07-11T07:36:44.393+03:002015-07-11T07:36:44.393+03:00It's pathetic that someone would be so noxious...It's pathetic that someone would be so noxious that he'd *have* to keep changing IPs. It's even more pathetic that he'd want to do so.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-78018939980096214032015-07-11T00:29:05.781+03:002015-07-11T00:29:05.781+03:00You only need one. If you know how to change IPs,...You only need one. If you know how to change IPs, it's easy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-65896230354314390782015-07-10T09:16:36.595+03:002015-07-10T09:16:36.595+03:00"I know how it works in EVERY hospital" ..."I know how it works in EVERY hospital" is quite a claim to make, even for an experienced surgeon. While someone who's practiced in the northeastern portion of the USA can certainly speak to her personal experiences and observations related to a number of hospitals in NY and PA, that's not "every" hospital, even in the USA. I live in a different area, in which some of our designated trauma centers are the larger, corporate-owned hospitals, two are university-affiliated hospitals, one is a public health facility, and several others are smaller community hospitals. While it's reasonable to assume that all hospitals are expected to comply with reasonable standards of care, I think it's also reasonable to assume that each will develop its own policies and procedures, related to how communications and notifications are done, "who does what" in terms of how staff coordinates its interactions and response to patients, and such. Suggesting that you can't really be a trauma surgeon if the hospital at which you work has a lounge doesn't make much sense either... Scarabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05999961861218673544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-15132137246256230912015-07-10T08:58:04.443+03:002015-07-10T08:58:04.443+03:00It's hard for me to understand how even an exp...It's hard for me to understand how even an experienced surgeon could honestly claim to "know how it works in EVERY hospital." <br /><br />Sure, someone who's practiced in the northeast region of the USA can speak to her own experience with various hospitals in NY and PA. Doctors who've worked in other locations, or in other types of hospitals that may be staffed and managed differently (for instance, corporate-owned vs. university-associated) may have worked with slightly different protocols. But, unless one has actually *worked* in "every hospital," claiming that entire body of knowledge is quite a stretch! Scarabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05999961861218673544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-49804351633188095622015-07-10T08:08:39.101+03:002015-07-10T08:08:39.101+03:00In these times, that approach isn't as effecti...In these times, that approach isn't as effective as it used to be, anyway. Back in the day when most people's internet access was only available through a home and/or work computer, connected through a phone line modem or other hard-wired setup, banning an IP address was a pretty useful way to eliminate unwanted postings to newsgroups, bulletin boards, and other forums. But in the wireless age, we have internet access through smartphones, tablets, and notebook PCs, and WiFi is available everywhere from the corner coffee shops, to the waiting room at the auto repair facility, to hospitals (for visitors). So, the chances of a troll or other unwanted commenter being able to be *regularly* identified by association with a particular IP address aren't that good any more. Scarabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05999961861218673544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-69740693827572025992015-07-09T10:13:17.748+03:002015-07-09T10:13:17.748+03:00This comment has been removed by the author.Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01227900329092755471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-68916577229588201632015-07-08T17:03:00.551+03:002015-07-08T17:03:00.551+03:00don't forget flooding the board with crap and ...don't forget flooding the board with crap and declaring victory. if this particular anon is not a cornboy sockpuppet, it must be his long lost twin.Ken Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15166383392696452631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-82531735797448997182015-07-08T04:27:23.129+03:002015-07-08T04:27:23.129+03:00Absolutely correct - you had no idea. You made a ...Absolutely correct - you had no idea. You made a stupid assumption, and you look appropriately stupid for continually insisting that you were right without knowing the facts. Congratulations on still not apologising.<br /><br />But it is good to see you now throwing up the "OMG DOC IS FAKE!" defense, which is always the last desperate attempt by someone who knows he has lost. <br /><br />Now go run along, John.DocBastardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12224592098492491365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-49442104331567753122015-07-08T04:19:17.003+03:002015-07-08T04:19:17.003+03:00I was trying to play nice. Then he called me John....I was trying to play nice. Then he called me John. I had no idea he was not in the US. <br /><br />Oh and yes he owed an apology when anyone who disagrees is John. <br /><br />I don't see where he has proven himself. I read through his blog nothing shows me he is a trauma surgeon. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-14446022255802329442015-07-08T03:52:34.242+03:002015-07-08T03:52:34.242+03:00Anon, you need to play nice or not at all. This is...Anon, you need to play nice or not at all. This is DocB's place and you have no idea who he is or where he works so stop claiming he needs to apologize to you. I'm still not convinced you are who you claim because of how personally you seem to take his thinking you are someone else when he stated before blogspot doesn't use ip addresses. I think YOU owe DocB the apology for cluttering his comments with off topic bs.<br /><br />This is the internet and anyone can claim anything at anytime and not have to prove anything. DocB has proven himself and no one has a clue who you are so maybe you should get off your high horse.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-11852739324814361392015-07-08T03:48:17.395+03:002015-07-08T03:48:17.395+03:00"You must not work in the US."
DING DIN..."You must not work in the US."<br /><br />DING DING DING! Look at that folks, we have a winner! Congratulations on finally figuring out the obvious, counselor. Not everyone who writes in English lives in the US. For a former doctor/lawyer, that sure took you long enough to figure out.<br /><br />Now, about that apology you owe me for calling me wrong repeatedly and for your massively asinine assumption...in fact, I think you owe everyone here a huge apology for wasting everyone's time.<br /><br />But if I know lawyers, I think we all know what's coming. Don't we, counselor.DocBastardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12224592098492491365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-30844510181522681472015-07-08T03:31:22.550+03:002015-07-08T03:31:22.550+03:00Maybe you should ask Kimberly Davis what she does ...Maybe you should ask Kimberly Davis what she does since she just was on in both SICU and trauma bay this past weekend. She ran 3 codes in SICU just on Saturday Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-5921018866802835762015-07-08T03:26:31.964+03:002015-07-08T03:26:31.964+03:00You must not work in the US. I am a former general...You must not work in the US. I am a former general surgeon who has MS so I changed over to law and I know how it works in every hospital. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-88814129740203247702015-07-08T03:23:11.609+03:002015-07-08T03:23:11.609+03:00ICU nurse is not going to be on your code call as ...ICU nurse is not going to be on your code call as you were trying to state upon first entry. Only if you admit the patient then she/he will work with you as the admitting doctor. Don't try to pussy foot around since you are wrong. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-65146269394710604462015-07-08T03:16:43.994+03:002015-07-08T03:16:43.994+03:00ICU nurse will not come down to trauma. Only stabl...ICU nurse will not come down to trauma. Only stable patients go up to ICU. Only time if ever a ICU nurse would come down is if the patient is on pressors and that is Not part of your team. You are wrong again. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-88360055575929163762015-07-08T03:15:08.324+03:002015-07-08T03:15:08.324+03:00I can tell you beyond any doubt you don't work...I can tell you beyond any doubt you don't work for Cornell. If you did you would know any photos taken would be immediate loss of privileges on the spot.<br /><br />24 HR shift. It is actual 12 hr shifts for surgeon. 24hr during residency that is NY. A trauma surgeon doing a double is completely frowned on. <br /><br />Lounge in trauma bay? Lol. Not really in a level 1 or 2. When you are on you are on. At level 1 and 2 you will always have patients in and it rare very rare you could be in the lounge which doesn't exist in or near Bay Area of most level 1 or 2. <br /><br />You owe the apology. You assume a falsehood. Plus you stated ICU nurse as part of your team. Sorry not in US. If you mean SICU then yes but they never leave SICU unless they are on shift for trauma bay. <br /><br />Then you have never worked at NYU, Corneill, Mt Sinai, Hackensack, any Meridian hospital, UPENN, Barnibas group, Yale or any hospital in the metro area of the east. They All work this way. Sorry you are wrong again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-87793232958888104452015-07-08T02:52:49.096+03:002015-07-08T02:52:49.096+03:00Anon 01:28 - are you actually telling me how my ow...Anon 01:28 - are you actually telling me how my own hospital is run? When there is a high-level trauma, the ICU nurse comes to the trauma bay. It may not be that way everywhere, but in both my hospitals, that's the way it works.<br /><br />And in none of the hospitals I've ever worked in, from medical school up through surgical training, do trauma surgeons respond to codes blue. <br /><br />I continue to be amazed that you folks think you know how my own hospitals are run better than I do. DocBastardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12224592098492491365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-55939588245572570512015-07-08T02:47:47.307+03:002015-07-08T02:47:47.307+03:00Funny how YOU are telling ME where trauma surgeons...Funny how YOU are telling ME where trauma surgeons are. Last I checked, I'm a trauma surgeon and you are not. Let me assure you, madam, that we do NOT spend the entire 24-hour shift in the trauma bay. We have a lounge and we have a call room, and we can not always hear the overhead announcement. We all carry pagers and we all use them because we all need them. I hope that is now abundantly clear and needs no further clarification, counselor.<br /><br />That said, I apologise most profusely for my assumption that you were John, since your tone sounded remarkably like his. However, blogspot does not give me access to your IP address, so I haven't the slightest idea where you live or who you are. So I did NOT "know perfectly well" that you were on a phone, in New York, a lawyer, or female.<br /><br />Now you owe me an apology for assuming I did (or should) know that.DocBastardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12224592098492491365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-73644472617625306802015-07-08T01:28:32.415+03:002015-07-08T01:28:32.415+03:00Your comment on an ICU nurse is ridiculous. ICU is...Your comment on an ICU nurse is ridiculous. ICU is ONLY for admitted patients. This isn't John this is a former colleague. You need to understand criticism since you spoke of ICU in you own post. ICU nurse would not be in trauma bay.<br /><br />Additionally, yes they DO call trauma surgeons for code blue if it happens on SICU since trauma surgeons run the SICU. Just call any level 2 or 1 and they will tell you that. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-83862322099407484632015-07-08T01:23:18.458+03:002015-07-08T01:23:18.458+03:00Docbastard, I am not John and you should know that...Docbastard, I am not John and you should know that. My IP address is from NYC on ATT. I am attorney for over 25 years and I have an MD as well. So do not pull this John stuff.<br /><br />Let me tell you something else. Trauma surgeons who are in level 2 or 1 hospitals are in trauma bay. They only needed to be paged if they are not in the unit which is rare. 12 hours shifts you always have the surgeon in the bay unless he is up in SICU. <br /><br />You know perfectly well based on IP this is a NY phone. Get off your calling anyone who contradicts you John. Plus I am female. <br /><br />I am waiting for your apology. You are wrong. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com