Ramblings of an Emergency Physician in Texas

Archive for June 20th, 2008

Another thing I find amusing

Posted by GruntDoc on 20th June 2008

CNN has used this graphic before, and though it bugged me, I let it go.  Since I have a blog and nothing to say, I’ll point it out so it’ll bug you, too.

This graphc:
reverse Lead II

The EKG tracing in the photo is backward (meaning it reads incorrectly from left to right, which is the convention).  There’s nothing particularly interesting about it, but it’s backward, and it gets my (unpleasant) attention every time.

So, CNN, I’ll be glad to review your medical graphics, for an entirely reasonable fee. Or get someone else to do it, but please do so.

Posted in Amusements, Medicine, Rants | 10 Comments »

18 admitted patients sitting i…

Posted by gruntdoc on 20th June 2008

18 admitted patients sitting in the ED, waiting on a bed. 18 beds that cannot be used by ED patients to be seen.

Posted in Web/Tech | 9 Comments »

 
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