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Holmes John trauma-list@trauma.orgSun, 13 Apr 2003 11:35:11 +1000
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This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C3015C.EC8A9530 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" SCENES FROM THE SPANISH INQUISITION PATIENT: Moan, gasp, scream, doc please do something......... ED PHYSICIAN: Sorry Sport - Dr Sturgeon needs to examine you and see your pain for himself. PATIENT: You're kidding, right? You can see I'm in pain, you heard me scream when you pushed on my belly.... ED PHYSICIAN: Yeah I know - but Dr Sturgeon needs to ascertain the QUALITY of your pain for himself. PATIENT: Oh my God - I can't take too much more of this. How long will it be before this other doctor sees me? ED PHYSICIAN: Well we called him and he's just starting a case in the OR - perhaps a couple of hours...... PATIENT: Oh my God - moan, weep, sob ED NURSE: Doctor you've got to do something for this guy ED PHYSICIAN: Yeah - but you know what Dr Sturgeon is like - needs to convince himself that the pain is real - remember the gods of surgery don't listen to mere mortals like you and me. . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Dr John L Holmes Director Emergency Medicine Mater Health Services Brisbane, Australia -----Original Message----- From: Bjorn, Pret [mailto:pbjorn@emh.org] Sent: Saturday, 12 April 2003 3:16 To: 'trauma-list@trauma.org' Subject: RE: Opiates & the Acute Abdomen PATIENT: Another shot? What's that stuff? NURSE: Dr. Sturgeon needs to examine you while you're in pain. This medicine shuts off the effects of the morphine we gave you. PATIENT: You're kidding, right? NURSE: Sorry, no. But the good news is, it only costs about twenty bucks. And it wears off eventually. You'll be comfortable again in a couple of hours, tops--unless we have to call in an attending... Pret -----Original Message----- From: Richard Buck [ <mailto:teotwawki@sbcglobal.net> mailto:teotwawki@sbcglobal.net] Sent: Friday, April 11, 2003 12:30 PM To: trauma-list@trauma.org Subject: RE: Opiates & the Acute Abdomen In my admitted ignorance, I'm puzzled as to why Narcan can't be used to temporarily negate the effects of narcotic analgesics for the brief period when a surgeon needs to have the patient's true pain level present to accurately assess an abdominal injury. Isn't that win/win for patients who are in pain and must wait for attention (perhaps for hours) yet can present s/s faithfully to the diagnosing physician during the assessment (perhaps minutes)? Please educate EMT Trauma educator. My students and I await enlightenment. Rich -- trauma-list : TRAUMA.ORG To change your settings or unsubscribe visit: <http://www.trauma.org/traumalist.html> http://www.trauma.org/traumalist.html ------_=_NextPart_001_01C3015C.EC8A9530 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <html xmlns:o=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" = xmlns:w=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" = xmlns=http://www.trauma.org/index.php/community/list/url/http:list.ftech.net/pipermail/trauma-list/2003-April/3D"http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV=3D"Content-Type" CONTENT=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <meta name=3DProgId content=3DWord.Document> <meta name=3DGenerator content=3D"Microsoft Word 9"> <meta name=3DOriginator content=3D"Microsoft Word 9"> <link rel=3DFile-List 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color=3Dmaroon face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:maroon'>SCENES FROM THE SPANISH = INQUISITION<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dmaroon face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:maroon'><![if = !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dmaroon face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:maroon'>PATIENT: Moan, gasp, = scream, <span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>doc please do = something………</span></font><font color=3Dmaroon><span = style=3D'color:maroon;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font= ></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 color=3Dmaroon face=3D"Times New = Roman"><span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:maroon'> </span></font><font = color=3Dmaroon><span style=3D'color:maroon;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font= ></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dmaroon face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:maroon'>ED PHYSICIAN: <span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Sorry Sport – Dr = Sturgeon needs to examine you and see your pain for himself.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dmaroon face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:maroon'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <= ![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dmaroon face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:maroon'>PATIENT: You're kidding, = right? <span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>You can see I’m in pain, = you heard me scream when you pushed on my belly….<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dmaroon face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:maroon'><![if = !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dmaroon face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:maroon'>ED PHYSICIAN: <span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Yeah I know – but Dr = Sturgeon needs to ascertain the QUALITY of your pain for himself.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dmaroon face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:maroon'><![if = !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dmaroon face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:maroon'>PATIENT: Oh my God – = I can’t take too much more of this. <span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>How = long will it be before this other doctor sees me?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dmaroon face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:maroon'><![if = !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dmaroon face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:maroon'>ED PHYSICIAN: <span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Well we called him and = he’s just starting a case in the OR – perhaps a couple of = hours……<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dmaroon face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:maroon'><![if = !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dmaroon face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:maroon'>PATIENT: Oh my God – = moan, weep, sob<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dmaroon face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:maroon'><![if = !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dmaroon face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:maroon'>ED NURSE: <span = style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Doctor you’ve got to do something for this = guy<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dmaroon face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:maroon'><![if = !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dmaroon face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:maroon'>ED PHYSICIAN: <span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Yeah – but you know what = Dr Sturgeon is like – needs to convince himself that the pain is real – = remember the gods of surgery don’t listen to mere mortals like you and me. . . . . . . . . . . = . . . <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dmaroon face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:maroon'><![if = !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3DEmailStyle17><font size=3D3 = color=3Dmaroon face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><![if = !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>= <p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3DEmailStyle17><font size=3D3 = color=3Dmaroon face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><![if = !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>= <p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3DEmailStyle17><font size=3D3 = color=3Dmaroon face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>John<o:p></o:p></span></fon= t></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3DEmailStyle17><font size=3D3 = color=3Dmaroon face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><![if = !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>= <p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3DEmailStyle17><font size=3D3 = color=3Dmaroon face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><![if = !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>= <p class=3DMsoAutoSig><!--[if supportFields]><span = class=3DEmailStyle17><font=20 color=3Dmaroon face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-family:Arial'><span = style=3D'mso-element: field-begin'></span><span style=3D"mso-spacerun: = yes"> </span>AUTOTEXTLIST=20 \s "E-mail Signature" <span = style=3D'mso-element:field-separator'></span></span></font></span><![end= if]--><b><font color=3Dblue face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-family:Arial;color:blue;font-weight: bold'>Dr John L Holmes<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoAutoSig><font size=3D3 color=3Dblue face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Director Emergency = Medicine<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoAutoSig><font size=3D3 color=3Dblue face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Mater Health = Services<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoAutoSig><font size=3D3 color=3Dblue face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Brisbane,<span = style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Australia <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><!--[if supportFields]><span = class=3DEmailStyle17><font=20 color=3Dmaroon face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-family:Arial'><span = style=3D'mso-element: field-end'></span></span></font></span><![endif]--><span = class=3DEmailStyle17><font color=3Dmaroon face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-family:Arial'><![if = !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>= <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3D2 = color=3Dblack face=3DTahoma><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'>-----Original Message-----<br> <b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> Bjorn, Pret [mailto:pbjorn@emh.org]<br> <b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Saturday, 12 April = 2003 3:16<br> <b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> = 'trauma-list@trauma.org'<br> <b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE: Opiates = & the Acute Abdomen</span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'><![if = !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3D2 = color=3Dmaroon face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:maroon'>PATIENT: = Another shot? What's that stuff?</span></font><font = color=3Dblack><span style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font>= </p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3D3 = color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New Roman"><span = style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span></font><font color=3Dblack><span = style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font>= </p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3D2 = color=3Dmaroon face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:maroon'>NURSE: Dr. Sturgeon needs to examine you while you're in pain. This = medicine shuts off the effects of the morphine we gave you.</span></font><font color=3Dblack><span = style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font>= </p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3D3 = color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New Roman"><span = style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span></font><font color=3Dblack><span = style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font>= </p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3D2 = color=3Dmaroon face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:maroon'>PATIENT: = You're kidding, right?</span></font><font color=3Dblack><span = style=3D'color:black; mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3D3 = color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New Roman"><span = style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span></font><font color=3Dblack><span = style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font>= </p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3D2 = color=3Dmaroon face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:maroon'>NURSE: Sorry, no. But the good news is, it only costs about twenty = bucks. And it wears off eventually. You'll be comfortable again in a = couple of hours, tops--unless we have to call in an = attending...</span></font><font color=3Dblack><span = style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font>= </p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3D3 = color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New Roman"><span = style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span></font><font color=3Dblack><span = style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font>= </p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3D3 = color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New Roman"><span = style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span></font><font color=3Dblack><span = style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font>= </p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3D2 = color=3Dmaroon face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:maroon'>Pret</span></f= ont><font color=3Dblack><span = style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font>= </p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3D3 = color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New Roman"><span = style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span></font><font color=3Dblack><span = style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font>= </p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3D3 = color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New Roman"><span = style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span></font><font color=3Dblack><span = style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font>= </p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3D2 = color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>-----Original Message-----<br> From: Richard Buck [</span></font><font color=3Dblack><span = style=3D'color:black'><a href=3D"mailto:teotwawki@sbcglobal.net"><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack = face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>mailto:teotwawk= i@sbcglobal.net</span></font></a></span></font><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; color:black'>]<br> Sent: Friday, April 11, 2003 12:30 PM<br> To: trauma-list@trauma.org<br> Subject: RE: Opiates & the Acute Abdomen<br> <br> <br> In my admitted ignorance, I'm puzzled as to why Narcan can't be used = to<br> temporarily negate the effects of narcotic analgesics for the brief = period<br> when a surgeon needs to have the patient's true pain level present = to<br> accurately assess an abdominal injury. Isn't that win/win for = patients<br> who are in pain and must wait for attention (perhaps for hours) yet = can<br> present s/s faithfully to the diagnosing physician during the = assessment<br> (perhaps minutes)? Please educate EMT Trauma educator. My students and = I<br> await enlightenment.<br> <br> Rich<br> <br> <br> --<br> trauma-list : TRAUMA.ORG<br> To change your settings or unsubscribe visit:<br> </span></font><font color=3Dblack><span style=3D'color:black'><a href=http://www.trauma.org/index.php/community/list/url/http:list.ftech.net/pipermail/trauma-list/2003-April/3D"http://www.trauma.org/traumalist.html" target=3D"_blank"><font = size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; color:black'>http://www.trauma.org/traumalist.html</span></font></a></sp= an></font><font color=3Dblack><span style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p>= </o:p></span></font></p> </div> </body> </html> ------_=_NextPart_001_01C3015C.EC8A9530--
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