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I was sitting at the nurse's station talking fairly loudly about my pt's

"damn daughter who's so unfriendly, never smiles or says hello, the only time she says a word to me is when there's some stupid issue..." And here she comes around the corner! :trout: As if to prove my point, she was all worked up b/c dad gets coffee on his lunch tray every day, and "he doesn't drink coffee!! Something needs to be done about this!!" Ok, a 2-second call to the kitchen.... big giant issue resolved. Don't know if she realized I was talking about her, it looks like I better lay on the sugar for a few days. She's one of those ppl who can make life hell if she wants to. :uhoh21:

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Specializes in Cardiology, Oncology, Hospice,IV Therapy.

Oops!!!:eek:

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Specializes in ER; HBOT- lots others.

OH MY...

i worked with an ******(QOHQE dr at one time, he was doing the same thing and she caught him. we shouldnt be doing that anyhow, but i was glad he got caught red handed!

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When I was doing search and rescue in my younger years we had a whitewater drowning. (Stupid mistake #1). Some kayakers decided to try and run a very violent river at flood stage. (Stupid mistake #2). One of the kayakers had no PFD and was not wearing a helmet. He gets sucked out during a roll and is last seen by his buddies shooting head first into a large rock and going under.

I cannot stress just how dangerous the river and the riverbanks were that day and night. Heavy rain, flooding everywhere, banks collapsing, trees falling in other words a hell search. After about 14 hrs of searching and finding nothing I am standing with Deputy looking over the river via big floodlights that were set up. We were talking about how dangerous this search is for the teams involved.

(Stupid mistake #3) I said to the Deputy "someone is going to get hurt or killed tonight trying to find a corpse." I then notice about four feet behind us was the victims dad. Doh!!

I was right and later that night they suspended the search, it was just too dangerous. Yet I felt like crap for days. We found him three days later. His entire frontal skull was completely crushed, the water was moving that fast. Obviously he was killed instantly. Poor guy, if he had a helmet and PFD he might have made it.

Peace,

Tripps

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Specializes in LTC, Med/Surg, Peds, ICU, Tele.

I've had a few close calls.

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Specializes in ER, Occupational Health, Cardiology.
(Stupid mistake #3) I said to the Deputy "someone is going to get hurt or killed tonight trying to find a corpse." I then notice about four feet behind us was the victims dad. Doh!!

Whoops! When I did Fire/EMS we had to VERY careful at scenes. Once, I looked up to find 17 people watching me start my second IV on a man in 3rd degree heart block. :eek: The Fire Chief/Basic EMT was saying "any way I can help," and I had just answered, "get out there and tell them to get that damn ambulance here NOW!" before I looked up. :imbar Eyes were popping out of heads like you can't believe! The pt did survive, and is about to have the pacemaker he received after that day replaced, seven years later. The reason I know that? His granddaughter cleans my house! We live in a very small town. Gotta be careful!

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Specializes in Med Surg/Tele/ER.

We all do & say things sometime when we are frustrated. If she is that big of a pain....she probally knows, & works at it.

I would not act/do any differently than I usually do. It is what it is, & I would not "lay on the sugar".....but that is just me.

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