New NBC series "Trauma" this fall

[82-Alpha599]

so me and my partner transported a 5 year old today and the school nurse wanted to ride with, so we sat her up front and while transporting she asked me if i had watched the show. i said yes and she said she really liked it and that it was really accurate......i looked at her and said no its not.

God I cant stand RN's that are ignorant to EMS, they should know better.<_<

I put "Trauma" in the same category as "Walker Texas Ranger"... its so bad I got to watch it.

 

[amberdt03]

God I cant stand RN's that are ignorant to EMS, they should know better.<_<

I put "Trauma" in the same category as "Walker Texas Ranger"... its so bad I got to watch it.

i should have told her nurse jackie is accurate. lol

 

[JPINFV]

God I cant stand RN's that are ignorant to EMS, they should know better.<_<

I'm going to assume that you know all about nursing and can tell all the flaws in Mercy or Hawthorne, right? You don't see me complaining that one of the optometry technicians from Walmart (they were handing out goodies like eye drops) working at the health fair I volunteered at this weekend didn't know what a doctor of osteopathic medicine was despite being in a screening booth (we ["we" being students of the my universities DO, PA, and OD programs, at least from who I saw there during my shift) were doing vision screenings, blood pressure screenings, and blood glucose screening) despite being in a booth field with DO students. I don't expect that I know all of the finer details of every other health field enough to sort fact from fiction, and I don't expect others to know the same in terms of either EMS or physicians.


Actually, lets test the knowledge of this board on another medical field. How many people here know what a DO is and can name at least 1 DO involved in EMS? That last part is probably easier than you realize.

 

[Brandon O]

Without cheating and googling, isn't Bledsoe a DO?

 

[Hal9000]

I work with a DO who oversees EMS. Really nice guy and he plays in his own band.

 

[medichopeful]

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1445201/board/thread/148436990?d=148436990&p=1#148436990

Pretty funny, actually.

 

[JDH]

So, how many other medics out there have preformed vascular surgery on scene???

 

[JPINFV]

Ignoring the fact that it looked a little high for it to be between the internal/external iliac arteries?

 

[firecoins]

So, how many other medics out there have preformed vascular surgery on scene???

and be one of only 6 MDs who could do it in thises conditions.

 

[EMSLaw]

Actually, lets test the knowledge of this board on another medical field. How many people here know what a DO is and can name at least 1 DO involved in EMS? That last part is probably easier than you realize.

A Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine. Practically, no real difference from an MD, though DOs practice manual manipulation which, to me, at least, as one of the uninitiated, seems something like chiropractic, in addition to the usual "allopathic" style of treatment. Though apparently most DO's don't use that particular skill set very much.

And yes, Dr. Bledsoe is a DO, IIRC.

I did notice, while watching HawthoRNe, that everyone seems to be using a sprague steth. For some reason, that stood out for me, since I don't think I've ever seen one on a doctor or nurse. Loved how she shoved the Doc out of the way to take over a code after the patient had been pronounced, too...

 

[TgerFoxMark]

I'm going to assume that you know all about nursing and can tell all the flaws in Mercy or Hawthorne, right? You don't see me complaining that one of the optometry technicians from Walmart (they were handing out goodies like eye drops) working at the health fair I volunteered at this weekend didn't know what a doctor of osteopathic medicine was despite being in a screening booth (we ["we" being students of the my universities DO, PA, and OD programs, at least from who I saw there during my shift) were doing vision screenings, blood pressure screenings, and blood glucose screening) despite being in a booth field with DO students. I don't expect that I know all of the finer details of every other health field enough to sort fact from fiction, and I don't expect others to know the same in terms of either EMS or physicians.


Actually, lets test the knowledge of this board on another medical field. How many people here know what a DO is and can name at least 1 DO involved in EMS? That last part is probably easier than you realize.

Im going into a DO program in spring.
Yay to loosing what social life i had.

 

[46Young]

This last episode reminds me.... whatever happened to those two NJ medics back in the day who did a field C-section with direction from a physician over the phone, saved the baby, and then lost their cards? Were they ever reinstated? Sued? Anyone know?

 

[Cory]

It's being cancelled already.

 

[exodus]

This last episode reminds me.... whatever happened to those two NJ medics back in the day who did a field C-section with direction from a physician over the phone, saved the baby, and then lost their cards? Were they ever reinstated? Sued? Anyone know?

Doesn't this mean that they were operating under the phsycians license? :/

 

[82-Alpha599]

I repaird a ruptured AAA last night, on a guy who had his feet stuck in cement. Beat that Nancy.

 

[sop]

It's a pretty good attention-getting show.

 

[berkeman]

It's being cancelled already.

Link? Wouldn't be a bad thing.

 

[Seaglass]

It's being cancelled already.

Oh thank God. I hadn't seen it until recently, but I was on duty last night with two new crewmembers who thought is was awesome... and not in the "let's all watch the trainwreck!" way.

And yep, also know what a DO is, actually know one who works in emergency medicine, and know of Bledsoe...

 

[Mountain Res-Q]

Link? Wouldn't be a bad thing.

Rumor only... although there is great speculation. According to what I was reading, the execs for the various networks are not as itchy to cancel shows this year as in previous years, mostly because they have nothing better in the waiting. Apparently, almost every new show this season has failed to meet expectations (except for NCIS:LA which is going good). Like most other new shows, Trauma was given the green light for 13 episodes (enough to last through mid-January). Execs either give the green light for another 9-13 or cancel the show by mid-November. This year, the only show to meet an early demise was Southland, which was officially cancelled this last week. Trauma still has another 4 weeks at most before they (god willing) cancel it. They could, however, cancel it sooner (PLEASE god).

I was on duty last night with two new crewmembers who thought is was awesome... and not in the "let's all watch the trainwreck!" way.

Frigin' whackers... only a moron could love this show...

 

[Seaglass]

Frigin' whackers... only a moron could love this show...

For now, I'm being optimistic and saying it's just because they're new, and total white clouds. Hard to fault them when they've barely gotten calls, and all that.

But... I have my suspicions. h34r: