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blood clot, can result from trauma etc - that would be why the ultrasound is required.

I worked in the burn unit, caring for a cop with 1st and 2nd degree burns of his face and hands (he was a very ranking cop). The police were disposing of a very large cache of weed from several busted grow-ops and Mr. Policeman decided to really get things going, some gasoline would help...it helped alright and earned him a nice flash burn. Not only was this one bone-headed stunt, he did it in front of large class of soon to graduate cops. I'm sure he'll never live it down - we called him the poster boy for what NOT to do.

Senior IT Security Project Manager...I call him a computer geek.

I have the light fairy - he/she turns on the lights throughout the house and garage; the kids would NEVER leave a light on.

lovely - reminds me of every reason why I left hospital nursing. be careful out there

I also recall that when UK refers to "5 weeks vacation", 5 weeks means 35 paid days off. In Canada, 5 weeks mean 25 days off (a week means 5 working days, not 7 week days). So if you start with an employer, and you get 3 weeks vacation, that only 15 work days, not 21

41 yo male, dropped to the ground at a bus stop. RN on bus started CPR and he was transported to ED. 1 1/2 hours of resustiation, he was full of every tube/iv/pacer leads. The floor was littered with syringe caps/packaging and blood from mulitple cutdowns. After the first hour, his family arrived and were right outside the door - I'm sure listening into everything. He did not survive and we never saw any cardiac activity at all - he was dead when he hit the ground. Later found out that he'd just started dieting/using diuretics and "herbal" weight loss pills. So sad, several kids left without a father.

Serene is a great word for high birth numbered mothers...how could they be anything other.

I love the vaccine/cow trade, sounds fair to me LOL

They say you learn something everyday. Nebulized alcohol, alcohol tampons?? - this is just sick. What on earth will they think of next? - Forget I asked, I don't wanna know.

Might be worth a follow-up visit with the Dr in light of the family hx of reactions. With being his first sting and reacting the way he did, his next sting could be much more severe. Your Dr may consider allergy testing etc.

As the saying goes, been there, done that, bought the t-shirt. Get away, as fast as you can - another opportunity will arise.

Chinese food place in our city - Fuk Yu

I would have loved if my spouse was sent on this type of errand while I was laboring- he drove me crazy!

Managers should not be requesting a medical note every single time someone is ill. But part of a corporate attendence management program may request that once an employee is flagged as having an attendence problems (more than average), medical documentation may be requested. However, some of the hard nosed managers from the dark ages still believe in and request a note with every sick day. A huge waste of money and a ridiculous waste of physician and employee's time. Under an attendence management program, failure to produce requested medical documentation maybe deemed as insubordination and lead down the progressive discipline path towards dismissial. I've seen this in both union and non-union environments. Attendence management is growing and is getting more and more recognition - but common sense must still prevail.