Any one here work in an ER that was featured on a Discovery show?

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Any of the shows like Resident life or Trauma: Life in the ER? That would be so cool.

They still show those old Paramedic's shows on Discovery Health too...every night at 7 pm!

They still show those old Paramedic's shows on Discovery Health too...every night at 7 pm!

They still show those old Paramedic's shows on Discovery Health too...every night at 7 pm!
Man! My cable company does not provide discovery Helath. We only get discovery (reg.) and I tried getting the digital cable and we still did not get discovery hleath and then when we tried to get a satalitte dish, we were told that we were too far into the woods to get a good signal so I am very frustrated. I want discovery helath so bad!! I can't wait til Comcast is allowed to provide cable to my area. So far we have a monopoly. Grr. :angryfire
Specializes in OB, lactation.

My husband is a medevac pilot & some of his coworkers were on "Trauma: Life in the ER" from Tampa General several years ago.

Man! My cable company does not provide discovery Helath. We only get discovery (reg.) and I tried getting the digital cable and we still did not get discovery hleath and then when we tried to get a satalitte dish, we were told that we were too far into the woods to get a good signal so I am very frustrated. I want discovery helath so bad!! I can't wait til Comcast is allowed to provide cable to my area. So far we have a monopoly. Grr. :angryfire

Don't even get me started about my cable company! They have overcharged us and p*ssed with us so many times that I am ready to scream!:angryfire We, too, tried to get Satellite because we had it before and loved it, but the trees in the back of our house (rental apartment) are too thick for the signal to get through. They think they could get one off the very peak of the house, but we don't want to take any chances with hurting the brand new roof the landlord just put on. So, we are stuck with overprice, overadvertised, crappy cable!

ot: did anyone see the one with the er admit who had a knife sticking out of his head??? 3 inches in and he was a&o x3......crazy

ot: did anyone see the one with the er admit who had a knife sticking out of his head??? 3 inches in and he was a&o x3......crazy
What's an a&o?

a&o x3 means that you are alert and oriented to person, place, and time.

Specializes in Neurology, Neurosurgerical & Trauma ICU.
Any of the shows like Resident life or Trauma: Life in the ER? That would be so cool.

Yeah, my hospital has been on "Trauma: Life in the ER" a few times!

What's an a&o?

Alert and oriented times 1= self only

A&Ox2= person(who THEY are) and place

A&Ox3= person, place and time i.e. day, date and year

I have had pts who knew who they are, where they are, but it is 1950. I love telling them it's so cool getting to be their nurse 20 years before I am even BORN.LOL

Specializes in Neurology, Neurosurgerical & Trauma ICU.
Alert and oriented times 1= self only

A&Ox2= person(who THEY are) and place

A&Ox3= person, place and time i.e. day, date and year

I have had pts who knew who they are, where they are, but it is 1950. I love telling them it's so cool getting to be their nurse 20 years before I am even BORN.LOL

Actually, someone who is A&Ox2 can be self and place, self and year, year and place. It just means they are oriented to two things. I've had plenty of pt's who sometimes get all 3, other times they know self and year, then they know self and place. It can change every time you assess someone! The way I do it is this....if someone is completely oriented, I say A&Ox3...otherwise, I say that they are "oriented to self and place only", or whatever the case may be.

Generally, when people start to lose orientation, they lose time first, then place and the last is themselves, but that's not set in stone.

Specializes in ER.

:imbar I was working nights at my usual job about 18 months ago and EMS comes in with a febrile seizure kid, complete with camera man. It was quite unnerving to say the least. I did not see the show for almost a year but there I was, in all my glory drawing blood from this kid, and trying to reassure the father. I was on a total of about 15 seconds and that was enough! Everyone had to sign release forms to be on, and after I signed, I thought maybe I shouldn't have. The camera man asked us lots of questions about what was going on, why we were doing what we did , etc. It did affect my care to a certain degree because I was so nervous about the camera. I missed the IV, which I rarely do, but at least got the bloodwork. I have had my 15 seconds of fame, and am content to leave it to the professionals.

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