Question about Neck/Spine Injuries

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Louie Patrizi said:
And for your information moi does dictate what treatment you need to give and do as well.
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No it doesn't. If I have a patient that was involved in a head on collision at 50 mph and said patient does not meet NSAID requirements, I can technically put the patient on the gurney with no spinal precautions what so ever. Even if the pt does meet one of the NSAID requirements I can throw a collar on with no backboard. Like others have said previously MOI means nothing, its what you find in your assessment that determines if you collar or not.
 
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JPINFV said:
Why the caps lock? If I ever find the person who trains people to document in caps lock I will kill them slowly and painfully.
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does it matter that much that it is in all caps? Who cares?
 
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voodoomedic90 said:
does it matter that much that it is in all caps? Who cares?
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It makes it harder to read, which is the entire point of written communication. Seriously, people do read EMS (and nursing, I swear, there has to be an entire class for nurses titled "Caps lock and you" and it's consists of logging on and immediately toggling caps lock before documenting) reports, and it makes it much harder to read than a written report that uses proper grammar and paragraphs. It's like people write things and then expects no one to ever read what they write.
 
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The documentation software at the ED I am at actually errors if you don't use all caps In most fields. Woo.
 
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voodoomedic90 said:
does it matter that much that it is in all caps? Who cares?
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Yes. Me.

It is infinitley harder to review charts written in all caps. And it serves zero purpose.
 
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Tigger said:
Yes. Me.

It is infinitley harder to review charts written in all caps. And it serves zero purpose.
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I actually disagree especially in a world of electronic charting now. I agree with paper charts it was for sure harder, but with computer charts caps makes it so much easier. For instance, "I" looks like "l" in some fonts. Which is which? where in all caps "I" does not look anything like a "L." I am not daft enough to realize that this will cause very little confusion, however in a society that has more attorneys on speed dial then a pizza delivery guy... I will write in all caps
 
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Listen truth I know MOI means nothing . I was just playing around because I had nothing better to so LOL.
 
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Where's the don't feed the troll emoji when you need it...
 
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