Invention: Neurology Coat

[ndspider]

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I am seriously considering "inventing" a coat for neurologists to carry all of our crap. I am sick of having hammers and lights and NIH Stroke cards and this and that in my coat in awkward places.
Any ideas for a good coat?
I was thinking something along the lines of a bat belt for the opthalmoscope and and inside hanging clasp for my reflex hammer.... ideas please.

 

[motmas]

Funny you would mention that. USNeurologicals has a lab coat that seems to have a gagillion pockets.

Okay, maybe 4 or 5 total...three on the outside, 3 on the inside - all pockets with reinforced stitching. I'd go for one, but I'm not feeling $80 for one lab coat, given how messy I am!

Interestingly, my pockets got smaller when I started internship. I just went for the doctor bag. I figure I need something else to prove to me what I got myself into. 🙂

 

[ndspider]

But for a doctor bag are you going with a traditional bag or like a miniature shoulder strap. I am using a Manahattan Portage bag right now and it seems to be working pretty good.

 

[buckley]

I just used a beltbag : )
ophthalmoscope
penlight
hammer
lots of cottonball packs
sterile gloves
sterile pledgets
jaeger's chart
two pens
lots of needles
a syringe or two
a tourniquet
...
oh my stethoscope fit there too...
and my cellphone...

 

[llogg]

I just used a beltbag : )

I believe you mean a fanny pack.😎

 

[BlueGreenAlgae]

I just used a beltbag : )
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each little thing has its own pocket or everything thrown into one big pocket hitting each other? I'm thinking about getting a beltbag too with many separated pockets, but it's hard to imagine carrying all those at beltline & moving around without awkwardness.

 

[motmas]

But for a doctor bag are you going with a traditional bag or like a miniature shoulder strap. I am using a Manahattan Portage bag right now and it seems to be working pretty good.

Well, at the moment I'm using a small tackle bag from Cabela's until I get my leather specialist doctor (traditional) bag. I wanted to be different (as if being a neurologist isn't enough!) and got mine in green leather.

http://www.professionalcase.com/merchant.ihtml?id=9&step=2

-t

 

[Kulak Bondiced]

How about the mini-different-bag-strung-together-belt-bag strapped across the chest like Rambo! But - instead of bullets (you know) - neuro tools! Boo-YA!

 

[f_w]

I guess you guys haven't read the JCAHO rule yet that as a neurologist you are required to carry a genuine leather traditional doctors bag (comes right after the rule about bow-ties).

 

[GopherBrain]

I guess you guys haven't read the JCAHO rule yet that as a neurologist you are required to carry a genuine leather traditional doctors bag (comes right after the rule about bow-ties).

Dammit. I just started carrying an leather specialist bag, but I draw the line at bowties. Likewise, no tweed.

 

[Kulak Bondiced]

I guess you guys haven't read the JCAHO rule yet that as a neurologist you are required to carry a genuine leather traditional doctors bag (comes right after the rule about bow-ties).

👍

Don't you see the signs? We're a new breed of neurologists, Dr. Douche --and we're gonna do things a little bit different. So, you can just cross out your weird Dr. Redenbacher dreams. Imagine - (oh, No! -niGHTmARe-) neurologists strutting down the corridors with our fanny packs, beltbags, or Rambo-style, Dual cross-the-chest, beltbags on and coming at cha. If we even wear an F_ing tie, at the very least, it will be Large, loose and the top, upper-most button of our shirt will be (shock) undone. Bow-tie?? 😴 I'm bored with this retort.

Anyway, I like the idea of a highly specialized neurocoat. Sorry, for hijacking the thread. For whatever you come up with, keep in mind balancing weight anteriorly and posteriorly. Yes, I am suggesting posterior pockets! We, as neurologists, have too many tools to hold entirely anteriorly; Ouch, my neck hurts. Think perfect balance and functionality.

 

[Kulak Bondiced]

Dammit. I just started carrying an leather specialist bag, but I draw the line at bowties. Likewise, no tweed.

What's wrong with tweed?

 

[neurologist]

I am seriously considering "inventing" a coat for neurologists to carry all of our crap. . . . Any ideas for a good coat?

How about a magic coat that deflects bogus consults?

Also, any neurologist worth their salt should be able to do a good neuro exam without carrying around tons of crap. Carry a stethoscope and an ophthalmoscope. Anything else you might need can generally be found at the bedside in most ERs or hospital rooms.

 

[buckley]

1 gigantic pocket --i used the blue jansport (ok, not promoting brands here but just so you know what im talking about) so everything's spread out when i open it...just put an old sock over the ophthalmoscope so it doesn't get scratched. yup, carry it on my fanny (cuter and easier that way...) or put it on the shoulder when you run or get a night call. Put it under the bed sheet--and it doubles up as a pillow...hehehe...just make sure you lock the keypad of your cellphone and you ont end up calling your resident...heeeheeeheee...

 

[buckley]

Also, any neurologist worth their salt should be able to do a good neuro exam without carrying around tons of crap. Carry a stethoscope and an ophthalmoscope. Anything else you might need can generally be found at the bedside in most ERs or hospital rooms.

oh the hospital i worked in is not one of the "most"...we even carry our own gauze pads sometimes, and our own cotton balls...throw in a sphyg over our left shoulder...and if you have mercy for your feet on a 24hour duty, you don't want to keep going back and forth looking for supplies. i also carry antimosquito lotion in my beltbag by the way 😛

 

[neurologist]

oh the hospital i worked in is not one of the "most"...we even carry our own gauze pads sometimes, and our own cotton balls...throw in a sphyg over our left shoulder...and if you have mercy for your feet on a 24hour duty, you don't want to keep going back and forth looking for supplies. i also carry antimosquito lotion in my beltbag by the way 😛

Silly me! And here I thought that Katrina would have scared people away from doing residencies in New Orleans!

 

[Kulak Bondiced]

I had a neurology attending tell me about a resident they had once who carried around (throughout the day) a small pack of some kind filled with survival gear to defend himself from a terrorist attack. In it contained things such as: a respirator, an atropine ready injection device (for nerve gas), iodine pills, etc... This was post-911 paranoia mind you.

 

[md2bny]

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[md2bny]

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[Kulak Bondiced]

speaking of warding off consults...
on average how many consults are you guys doing in a day on a consult service? How many attendings are assigned to the consult team? Do you get enough teaching?
any one going to cleveland this week?

You are freaking hilarious.

 

[md2bny]

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[Kulak Bondiced]

enough already - the coat thread was fun

 

[llogg]

My grandfather gave me his 50 year old leather specialist bag, so I'll eventually be using that. For intern year I'm not carrying that much crap, so just the plain white coat is enough.

 

[painvas]

I've been toying with the idea of converting my leather tool belt into a more professional-looking accessory to wear in the hospital. Modifications would include dying it black, removing some of the lower pockets so it's not so bulky, and cleaning it up a bit.

Anything not actually attached to my body will very quickly be left somewhere.