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  1. Flu epidemic?

    kate930 replied to marcicatherine's topic in Emergency

    What if these parents had sought out care before things got really bad??? Could these lives had been saved? When medical personnel are saying that "65,000 are expected to be killed", then how can we...

  2. Flu epidemic?

    kate930 replied to marcicatherine's topic in Emergency

    which was preceeded by: Let's not forget how we keep hearing of "X number of children have died from the flu in _________" I wonder if it would have made a difference if any of those children's...

  3. Why patients abuse the ER...I'm beginning to understand

    kate930 replied to marcicatherine's topic in Emergency

    We have been at our new duty station for 4 months. During this time, we have needed to take the kids to the doctor 3 times, I needed to go once, and my husband has needed to go twice. Because he's...

  4. plastic surgery recovery centers

    kate930 replied to jane23's topic in General Nursing

    I'd like to go work for one to see if I could get an employee discount... or maybe have my butt-lifted, tummy-tucked and wrinkles minimized as a Christmas bonus for being such a faithful

  5. A parent with baby at all times?

    kate930 replied to rn500's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I gave birth to both of my children in overseas military hospitals. After the birth of our second child, I awoke in the middle of the night to see someone walk out, pushing my son's bassinet out of...

  6. Avulsion Fracture ?

    kate930 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Quck question... Yesterday, my son (10-year old who thinks he's invinceable) was climbing the mock rock-mountain climb at his school. He fell, but his pant leg got caught on one of the grips. He was...

  7. Avulsion Fracture ?

    kate930 replied to kate930's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you all for your suggestions! I ended up calling the advice nurse (still haven't figured out how to use Tricare around here) to get permission to go to the ER and to see what she thought. Well,...

  8. Avulsion Fracture ?

    kate930 replied to kate930's topic in General Nursing

    Good idea! We're new to this area and I have no clue who our PCM is. I guess I could call the advice nurse and see if she can find out who our PCM is and see if we can get a call into him/her. I...

  9. Why can't people just be sick at home!? (RANT!)

    kate930 replied to MrsWampthang's topic in Emergency

    :roll LOL Oh my gosh! THAT would be too

  10. Why can't people just be sick at home!? (RANT!)

    kate930 replied to MrsWampthang's topic in Emergency

    Yes, I know what many of you are feeling when you say there are those that abuse the emergency rooms. I was an admitting clerk for an ER for three years, and was on the "front lines" when they rushed...