Posted by GruntDoc on 10th February 2010
Welcome InstaPundit readers!
(links fixed @ 2225 Central; sorry).
If you’re new to this story, the backgrounder is here.
The trial of Anne Mitchell, RN for doing her duty (reporting bad patient care to the Texas Medical Board) started 3 days ago. I cannot find CBS’s coverage (if there was any) of Day 1, but there is pretty good coverage of days 2 & 3.
Day 2
Day 3
Having read that (and being quite biased for the nurse in this case) so far all Ms. Mitchell has to worry about are her legal bills. I suspect they’ll be covered by the settlement from her civil suit for malicious prosecution.
HT: Glen in West Texas
Update: ABC’s Good Morning America has a good report on this as well, with about a 3 minute video.
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Posted by GruntDoc on 10th February 2010
10 More Secrets the ER Staff Won’t Tell You
Exclusive insider information from doctors, nurses, and paramedics that will astonish you — and could save your life.
via 10 More Secrets the ER Staff Won’t Tell You | Insider Secrets & Tips | Reader’s Digest.
Sure, Kevin, MD writes OpEds for USA Today, but has he been quoted in Readers’ Digest? I think not.
The March, 2010 issue is out, and a few of my well-meaning quips are included in a story “50 things the ER Staff Won’t Tell You” or somesuch (I’m going by email reports here, I don’t have a copy yet).
The link above is to their online version, which has 10 of them. Now, should I add this to my CV?
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Posted by GruntDoc on 10th February 2010
Air Accidents Investigation: G-YMMM Report Sections.
January, 2008 a Boeing 777 landed short (300 meters) of Heathrow. No deaths, fortunately. The aircraft looks like a write-off from the damage description, but I’d be interested to know if I’m wrong.
Here’s the official British report: it’s well written and understandable. If you’re interested, ‘synopsis’ gives the why, and ‘conclusions’ gives a clinically chilling look at the crash and its cause.
HT: reader Glen
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Posted by GruntDoc on 10th February 2010
Snow Removal Tips – How to Shovel Snow – Popular Mechanics.
I’ve never had to shovel snow,so these tips were new to me.
I still don’t want to, but maybe some of you are snowed in right now, saying “If only I knew the 16 Cardinal Rules, I’d be able to shovel my way out”.
You’re Welcome.
HT: InstaPundit (all hail the blogger king).
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