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Should I use my 1 inch needle or my 5/8?
Should I use my 1 inch needle or my 5/8?
Sure. Ok. You've just used a lot of circular logic to try and conceal the fact that you entered the thread saying that it's wrong to identify the race of a person.It's not offensive at all to state that someone is black. After you rang the PC alarm bells, I merely pointed out that the adjective was unnecessary and irrelevant in this context. The question is about the OP's behavior and consequences, not about the shoplifter. (If the OP were describing the robber to the police, it would absolutely be relevant and appropriate and in no way "not PC")
I also did not assert that we "need to use neutral words" -- merely that there was no benefit to not doing so in this instance.
There's no reason not to.Please explain why? Patient syncopes out. Elevate feet and they come to a couple seconds later. Call 911 and then what? Have the back to normal patient wait 10 min, transport to the hospital and then full work up? Default calling 911 for syncope is also not part of many companies emergency procedures, only for complications. It needs to be documented and an incident report filed but it's usually not a 911 call
Sure. Ok. You've just used a lot of circular logic to try and conceal the fact that you entered the thread saying that it's wrong to identify the race of a person.
It is not wrong to say that a person of X race is a person of X race.
I'll spell it out a bit more clearly:
No one mentioned the word stereotype until you did.
If you think an anecdote posted online perpetuates or contributes to a stereotype, you need to realize that the stereotype exists right behind the eyes that recognized it.
It doesn't matter that it's irrelevant or "unnecessary", whatever that's supposed to mean.
You can try to hand wave it away, but you're attempting to censor something that makes you uncomfortable.
You need to ask yourself why it makes you uncomfortable.
Specifying the robbers race doesn't personally make me uncomfortable, but it makes me question the OP's motives behind specifying this piece of demographic information about the robber.
LMAO. You cracked me up.Why wouldn't you call 911? Is your employer going to send you the bill or something? Puh-leez
Creepiest thing I've read all month long.
Really? When I get a flu shot I just drop my pants and glare directly into the eyes of anyone nearby.LMAO. You cracked me up.
Why is it creepy though? Doctors use private rooms to see patients. Maybe the room is for people who may need to take clothes off for the shot. I once wore a shirt that was tight around the arms and would not pull up to the shoulder, so I had to take my shirt halfway off to get the shot. I wouldn't want to do that out in the open at a Walgreens.
Please explain why? Patient syncopes out. Elevate feet and they come to a couple seconds later. Call 911 and then what? Have the back to normal patient wait 10 min, transport to the hospital and then full work up? Default calling 911 for syncope is also not part of many companies emergency procedures, only for complications. It needs to be documented and an incident report filed but it's usually not a 911 call
The thing is, I don't want to figure out jack. I want to hand them off to someone else so I can verify the waiters that have been accruing. Waiting to call 911 does not accomplish that faster in any situation and calling 911 may.You give someone a vaccine and they faint. You then figure it might be an arrhythmia or hypoglycemia so you call 911? How does the expression about horses and zebras go? I am with npage, I wouldn't call 911 right away. Evaluate the patient to make sure they are breathing and are otherwise not in distress, elevate the legs, and see if they rebound. If they do and want 911 to be called, then call. Obviously if they do not revive or there are breathing/pulse issues call right away and perform CPR.
...it was in the pharmacy. That's the point of the thread.
OP did not specify whether bathroom was inside or outside the pharmacy. If the bathroom was inside the pharmacy, customer must have jumped the counter
Yeah, I mean, I think it's unspoken that we all understand that.You give someone a vaccine and they faint. You then figure it might be an arrhythmia or hypoglycemia so you call 911? How does the expression about horses and zebras go? I am with npage, I wouldn't call 911 right away. Evaluate the patient to make sure they are breathing and are otherwise not in distress, elevate the legs, and see if they rebound. If they do and want 911 to be called, then call. Obviously if they do not revive or there are breathing/pulse issues call right away and perform CPR.
You give someone a vaccine and they faint. You then figure it might be an arrhythmia or hypoglycemia so you call 911? How does the expression about horses and zebras go? I am with npage, I wouldn't call 911 right away. Evaluate the patient to make sure they are breathing and are otherwise not in distress, elevate the legs, and see if they rebound. If they do and want 911 to be called, then call. Obviously if they do not revive or there are breathing/pulse issues call right away and perform CPR.