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DEmedic said:
Like what? I don't remember a whole bunch of new acronyms in medic school, aside from DOPE and LEMONS/BONES.
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BONES, LEMONS, PSTLE-P (for documenting single procedures), EMT-BIAS, FACTS, and some other ones as well
 
Yeah, I've never used or heard of any of those...
 
The school is pretty big on acronyms and little sayings for the skills portion of class.
 
I had never heard of LEMONS/BONES before moving to Delaware. Most places in Colorado don't RSI though, so I don't think many put quite as much of an emphasis on assessing the difficulty of intubating or ventilating patients prior to doing so.

On an unrelated note, being home on vacation is awesome! I forgot how much I missed Colorado and the mountains. Anyone up for meeting in Colorado Springs or Fort Collins?
 
Lol
Lemons and bones... Haha. From a different era I guess. No way you'd document that. DOPE though... Is still taught. And relevant. Not that the others aren't, it's just- well I wouldn't use them. That dude is BONES. Naw, no thanks.
 
SandpitMedic said:
Lol

Lemons and bones... Haha. From a different era I guess. No way you'd document that. DOPE though... Is still taught. And relevant. Not that the others aren't, it's just- well I wouldn't use them. That dude is BONES. Naw, no thanks.
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Uh yeah... We document it on every intubation. It's a system thing.

You wouldn't refer to someone as BONES, it addresses 5 points you asses to determine if a patient will be difficult to ventilate with a bag valve mask. You DO assess your patients, right?
 
SandpitMedic said:
Lol
Lemons and bones... Haha. From a different era I guess. No way you'd document that. DOPE though... Is still taught. And relevant. Not that the others aren't, it's just- well I wouldn't use them. That dude is BONES. Naw, no thanks.
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LEMON isn't from a "different era". It is actually the "standard" (if there is such a thing) way to approach an airway assessment. It appears in anesthesia texts and texts on airway management, is taught in the Difficult Airway Courses, and is also commonly taught to CRNA students, anesthesiology residents, and ED residents.
 
Blew my back out (again) 2 weeks ago. Multiple trips to chiropractor is getting it better, but still can't sleep at night due to discomfort.
Dr gave me Rx for Vicodin (5-300)...not sure if it's helping or not.

Ugh...I just want to be able to stand up straight again. Still have a 3" lateral deviation between cervical and lumbar regions.
 
Gonna take a chance / try something new. Applied to transfer to San Diego.
 
I know DOPE and LEMON. Never heard of BONES.

Nice Aprz!!!
 
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unleashedfury said:
Same Here I heard and know DOPE, and LEMONS. BONES is a new one for me.
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Looked it up. I vaguely remember it now. One of those "heres an acronym, learn it! Next slide!"
 
There is BONES, MOANS, and BOOTS for difficult BMV. RODS for difficult esophageal gastric devices. SHORT for difficult cricothyrotomy.
 
It's an Evil Dead 2/Army of Darkness kind of night......please no calls!
 
I used all of the non rebreathers in my truck tonight and there are none in the supply room because they are on back order.

Ridiculous.
 
Anjel said:
I used all of the non rebreathers in my truck tonight and there are none in the supply room because they are on back order.

Ridiculous.
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Did everyone get a backboard too?

I think in the last year, I've used a NRB twice.
 
I use them for nebs a lot, too. Though I just used one last shift as an actual NRB. First time in a really long time :lol:
 
We get nebs packaged with a mask, but when I just have a t pipe set up I use a NRB too. I was actually just being a wiseass.
 
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