"Doctor" codes are often used in hospital
settings for announcements over a general loudspeaker or paging
system to avoid panic or endanger a patient's privacy. Most often,
"Doctor" codes take the form of "Paging Dr. _____", where the
doctor's name is a codeword for a dangerous situation or a patient
in crisis. These are used in the same way as code blue, code red,
etc., are used
Doctor Brown: To alert security staff of a threat to
personnel. If a nurse or doctor is in danger from a violent
patient or non-staff member, they can page Doctor Brown to their
location and the security staff will rush to their aid. In some
hospitals
Dr. Allcome: Serious emergency. "Doctor Allcome to Ward 5."
indicates all medical staff not presently occupied are needed.
Dr. Firestone: Fire in the hospital. If a fire's location
can be isolated, the location of the fire is included in the page,
e.g. "Paging Dr. Firestone to 3 West" indicates "Fire in or near
west stairwell/wing on third floor" (William Beaumont Hospitals,
MI).
Dr. Pyro: Fire in the hospital. "Paging Dr. Pyro" indicates
a fire and its origin or current location, e.g. "Paging Dr. Pyro
on 3" means "Fire on third floor" (Kaiser Permanente,
system-wide).
Dr. Strong: Patient needs physical assistance or physical
restraint. "Paging Dr. Strong ..." indicates that any physically
capable personnel (orderlies, police, security officers, etc.) in
the proximity should report and be prepared either to move a
patient who fell down and cannot get back up or to capture and
restrain an uncooperative patient.
Oct 16, 2015
Staying Young
It does not need to take a lot of effort.
John Morley, M.D., director of the division of geriatric medicine
at Saint Louis University outlines a ten step program to improve
quality of life as we age.
He suggests little changes that involve good eating, such as including dark chocolate in your diet, drinking wine, socializing, adding simple exercises, fidgeting in your office chair to burn calories, spending time walking from your car to the store rather than driving to find a close parking space, working in your garden, walking up stairs instead of using the elevator, or going dancing once a week. I can fidget, plus adding wine, chocolate, and dancing, how can this be bad.
He suggests little changes that involve good eating, such as including dark chocolate in your diet, drinking wine, socializing, adding simple exercises, fidgeting in your office chair to burn calories, spending time walking from your car to the store rather than driving to find a close parking space, working in your garden, walking up stairs instead of using the elevator, or going dancing once a week. I can fidget, plus adding wine, chocolate, and dancing, how can this be bad.
Oct 9, 2015
Happy Friday
Happiness is not infinite, but can be infinitely shared.
I always share my happiness infinitely while having a Happy Friday!
I always share my happiness infinitely while having a Happy Friday!
Happy Birthday Confucius
“What you do not want done to
yourself, do not do to others.” Confucius formulated the Golden Rule
2,500 years ago. This year we celebrate his birthday 9 October 2015
(Eighth Moon, Day 27).
Confucius is one of the most influential of China’s philosophers. He left a world-famous legacy of teachings and ethical principles that stress self-enlightenment through the Five Virtues of charity, justice, propriety, wisdom, and loyalty. His teachings, emphasizing proper behavior and loyalty to friends and family, shaped Chinese culture and continue to influence Japan, Korea, Vietnam and more to this day.
Confucius is one of the most influential of China’s philosophers. He left a world-famous legacy of teachings and ethical principles that stress self-enlightenment through the Five Virtues of charity, justice, propriety, wisdom, and loyalty. His teachings, emphasizing proper behavior and loyalty to friends and family, shaped Chinese culture and continue to influence Japan, Korea, Vietnam and more to this day.
International Day for Failure
October 13th is International
Day for Failure. A holiday intended for people to share stories of
failure and learn from them. The goal of the people organizing the
event is to have it be an internationally-recognized holiday by
2020. Without the possibility of failure there is no success, they
go hand-in-hand. On this day you can admit some stupidity, error
estimation, awkward moments, and other fails to the world. Facebook
has a page dedicated to it.
The holiday was created in Finland in 2010. In 2012 it expanded to over 17 different countries. You can share your failures at this LINK It will be interesting to see if their failure campaign will be a success.
The holiday was created in Finland in 2010. In 2012 it expanded to over 17 different countries. You can share your failures at this LINK It will be interesting to see if their failure campaign will be a success.
More October Holidays
On October 12 we celebrate Columbus
Day and Canadian Thanksgiving day. Of course they have nothing to do
with each other, just coincidence this year.
Nine Gartner Technology Predictions
Gartner has released
its technology predictions for the year.
By 2018, twenty percent of all business content, one in five of the documents you read, will be authored by a machine. "Robowriters" are already producing budget reports, sports, and business reports, and this trend is sneaking in without notice.
By 2018, six billion connected things will be requesting support. These non-human “things” are customers requesting services and data, and other methods of support.
By 2020, autonomous software agents outside of human control will participate in 5% of all economic transactions. Smart algorithms are already beginning to perform transactions without human help.
By 2018, more than three million workers globally will be supervised by a roboboss. "The problem with this is that robot bosses don't have human reactions," it said. "The reality is we have to see if robots can get human mannerisms right."
By 2018, twenty percent of smart buildings will have experienced digital vandalism. As buildings, both commercial and residential, get smarter and more connected, there is greater potential that these buildings can be attacked. We need to develop a way to detect and correct these intrusions.
By 2018, fifty percent of the fastest-growing companies will have less smart employees and more smart machines. Smart systems will be analyzing how a factory is being run, or deciding whether people are completing a task at an appropriate speed.
By 2018, digital assistants will recognize individuals by face and voice. Passwords are unworkable and good ones are hard to memorize. Biometrics have been around for a long time, but will get stronger.
By 2018, two million employees will be required to wear health and fitness tracking devices as a condition of employment. One benefit is that insurance costs may be lower for those companies with healthy employees. The use of such devices also raises significant issues about whether an employee keeps a job based on fitness level.
By 2020, smart agents will facilitate forty percent of mobile interactions. This is based on the belief that the world is moving to a post-app era, where assistants such as Cortana, Siri, and Google Now act as a type of universal interface.
By 2018, twenty percent of all business content, one in five of the documents you read, will be authored by a machine. "Robowriters" are already producing budget reports, sports, and business reports, and this trend is sneaking in without notice.
By 2018, six billion connected things will be requesting support. These non-human “things” are customers requesting services and data, and other methods of support.
By 2020, autonomous software agents outside of human control will participate in 5% of all economic transactions. Smart algorithms are already beginning to perform transactions without human help.
By 2018, more than three million workers globally will be supervised by a roboboss. "The problem with this is that robot bosses don't have human reactions," it said. "The reality is we have to see if robots can get human mannerisms right."
By 2018, twenty percent of smart buildings will have experienced digital vandalism. As buildings, both commercial and residential, get smarter and more connected, there is greater potential that these buildings can be attacked. We need to develop a way to detect and correct these intrusions.
By 2018, fifty percent of the fastest-growing companies will have less smart employees and more smart machines. Smart systems will be analyzing how a factory is being run, or deciding whether people are completing a task at an appropriate speed.
By 2018, digital assistants will recognize individuals by face and voice. Passwords are unworkable and good ones are hard to memorize. Biometrics have been around for a long time, but will get stronger.
By 2018, two million employees will be required to wear health and fitness tracking devices as a condition of employment. One benefit is that insurance costs may be lower for those companies with healthy employees. The use of such devices also raises significant issues about whether an employee keeps a job based on fitness level.
By 2020, smart agents will facilitate forty percent of mobile interactions. This is based on the belief that the world is moving to a post-app era, where assistants such as Cortana, Siri, and Google Now act as a type of universal interface.
Water on Mars
Came across one of my old blog posts from way
back in February 2009. It is a picture of water on Mars. How
prescient I must have been.
Happy Emergency Nurses Day
On October 14, 2015 we celebrate Emergency Nurses. Each year on the second Wednesday in October we take this day to say “thank you” to the emergency room nurses for their hard work, dedication, service, and commitment to their patients and families and their loyalty to the emergency nursing profession. National Emergency Nurses Day is part of Emergency Nurses Week. To all ED nurses, thank you and we hope you have a great day.
Selfie Mania
Taking selfies
has killed more people so far during 2015 than shark attacks (12
to 8). The majority have actually been tourists trying to take
pictures of themselves in unfamiliar places. There has also been a
noticeable increased incidence of pedestrian accidents due to
people looking down at their phone screens while attempting to
walk. I presume there is some overlap with those who also had
difficulty walking while chewing gum.
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