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I have seen some selfie worthy injuries. Pitchfork through the foot, tines mangled so that they couldn't simply be taken back out the way they went in. If it were me, I'd want photographs. If only for the inevitable lawsuits and insurance claims.
 
Before tubing someone, I like to give them the laryngoscope so they can take a selfie with it. Makes for a good facebook post.
 
arkdoc said:
What if your chief complaint involves a selfie?
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Just wait for ICD-11

"Injury involving military spacecraft and selfie stick"
"Injury involving non-domesticated waterfowl during selfie"
"Assault on otherwise healthy patient during ED visit due to poorly timed selfie"
 
Doctor Bob said:
Just wait for ICD-11

"Injury involving military spacecraft and selfie stick"
"Injury involving non-domesticated waterfowl during selfie"
"Assault on otherwise healthy patient during ED visit due to poorly timed selfie"
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Stabbed by EM resident while taking selfie....
Cellphone loged in rectum by pedestrian walking behind patient attempting to take selfie...
Trauma NOS after failed selfie...
 
I have formally proposed these for inclusion in ICD 11, acceptance pending:


A$$cheek explosion during Brazilian butt lift while attempting to achieve Kardashian donkey booty, left/right/bilateral gluteus maximus, in progress...

Social media induced psychotic break, due to excessive single-day loss of Twitter followers...

Crippling emotional devastation due to loss of medical marijuana card privileges, disability application attempt pending, video gamer skills undetermined...

Declared brain death, by anti-vaccer criterion, member of entertainment industry/occupy Wall Street movement nos...

Extreme homelessness due to unemployable hipster liberal-arts PhD, parental basement otherwise occupied...

Iatrogenic sudden loss of tax free income, opiate supply ceased, with/without associated panic attack, backup plan not otherwise determined...


What do you think?
 
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I propose a selfie stick on a belt. This could significantly reduce distractions from holding the phone AND more natural(if they exist) selfies would be captured. Who's with me?!:clap:

Seriously though, non-ed selfies with a selfie stick are money when you're on vacation.
 
EMME said:
I propose a selfie stick on a belt. This could significantly reduce distractions from holding the phone AND more natural(if they exist) selfies would be captured. Who's with me?!:clap:

Seriously though, non-ed selfies with a selfie stick are money when you're on vacation.
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Or, you could ask a passerby to kindly snap a photo of you; thus avoiding all the judgement that comes with carrying a selfie-stick.

(The snark is in good humor; before anyone gets huffy.)
 
Oh come on! "Passer-by" photos are notorious for being generally bad pics. Besides, using a selfie stick is considerate. I know I don't want to be bothered with taking photos of strangers while on vacation!
 
EMME said:
I propose a selfie stick on a belt. This could significantly reduce distractions from holding the phone AND more natural(if they exist) selfies would be captured. Who's with me?!:clap:

Seriously though, non-ed selfies with a selfie stick are money when you're on vacation.
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Groan
 
Pretty soon we'll all be wearing google glass and have cameras attached to our coats anyway
 
so a friend of mine posted a selfie of himself on fb in the ER. Probably had 20+ comments..ridiculous amount of "likes"... "Oh are you ok?" "OMG WHAT HAPPENED" "hope you feel better."..

I said..

"if you're taking a selfie, theres a 0% chance you're actually sick/dying."

needless to say my comment didnt get any likes
 
herewego said:
so a friend of mine posted a selfie of himself on fb in the ER. Probably had 20+ comments..ridiculous amount of "likes"... "Oh are you ok?" "OMG WHAT HAPPENED" "hope you feel better."..

I said..

"if you're taking a selfie, theres a 0% chance you're actually sick/dying."

needless to say my comment didnt get any likes
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This. Knock it off, people.
 
My girlfriend was in the ER awaiting admission to have a kidney stone removed. She took a selfie.

I was in the ER with a broken clavicle and scapula awaiting x-rays. I took a selfie.

I guess we weren't sick enough to be in the ER and should have just walked it off.
 
Oh, and I took a selfie of a laceration on my forehead while awaiting stitches.

I guess you'd better inform my school's administration so they can kick me out. Wouldn't want to be an embarrasent to the institution of medicine.
 
RustedFox said:
Here's an idea: when you go on your residency interviews, why don't you stop for a selfie with the PD ? Then facebook and hashtag it with #myfirstinterviewlolz. Betcha you'll get moved up the rank list.

Or, you could not be self-(ie)-absorbed.
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Because a residency interview is the same thing as waiting two hours in an ER for a bed to open up. Strong argument.

You sound like so much fun.
 
jonnythan said:
Because a residency interview is the same thing as waiting two hours in an ER for a bed to open up. Strong argument.

You sound like so much fun.
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I am actually a lot of fun. Those on here who know me in real-life know that I'm quite the colorful fellow.

I start threads entitled "Eff you. RUSH is the best band, ever" because the internet is a playground.

The ED is not a playground.

I'm also not so self(ie)-centered that I feel the need to record everything about myself for posterity's sake, or so my "followers" can "like" me and my adventures. There are other, better places to derive your self-esteem (not selfie-esteem) from. Its telling.
 
Aren't you all aware there's a constitutional right to selfies. Check the internet. "Duh."

Anyways, you all are selfiephobes. This. Will. Not. Stand.
 
Nobody has yet suggested the true Christmas mug shot: selfie with elfie. Only gets worse if you bring the elf to the ED.
 
jonnythan said:
My girlfriend was in the ER awaiting admission to have a kidney stone removed. She took a selfie.

I was in the ER with a broken clavicle and scapula awaiting x-rays. I took a selfie.

I guess we weren't sick enough to be in the ER and should have just walked it off.
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I don't think I hate selfies as much as rusty, but I have trouble understanding what goes through your mind prior to taking a selfie, especially in the ED. "Oh man, I'm gonna get so many sympathy 'likes' with this pic".
 
Zebra Hunter said:
I don't think I hate selfies as much as rusty, but I have trouble understanding what goes through your mind prior to taking a selfie, especially in the ED. "Oh man, I'm gonna get so many sympathy 'likes' with this pic".
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Some people actual base their self esteem on the amount of "likes" their selfies get, don't they? That's how it's done now, isn't it?

Man, I hope our country never gets invaded.
 
slystalone said:
Pretty soon we'll all be wearing google glass and have cameras attached to our coats anyway
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If it gets to the point where we are wearing cameras on our coats recording our every move, I'll officially be out.

It's already bad enough that you can google me and find out my NPI, home address, how much I paid for my house, practice locations, car registrations, etc.

What ever happened to some sense of privacy and normalcy? I guess the bottom line is I just never understood all the selfie and social media hype. Some people literally post their every move on some of these things, it consumes their lives like a pseudo reality.

If you want to post selfie of your cast, cuts, or your hospital gown, I suppose thats less of a drag on me than threatening my life or the nurses life for Dilaudid IV push or a few tabs of oxycodone. It does however increase my level of cynicism.
 
Everyone needs to make an honest attempt at resisting the urge at being closed minded, uptight and judge mental. Don't take yourself so seriously. Who cares if someone wants to take a selfie!? You don't have to love it, or look at it; just relax and accept our differences. Some of us are much older and others bordering pediatrics.

Oddly enough I am not into social media, I actually don't have Facebook. Personally, people are much more interesting(less neurotic), if I don't have immediate access to pictures of their daily events, vacations or intimate moments. I choose not to par-take, but that doesn't mean I have to be a hater.

That said, all selfies are not equal. They don't have to be serially posted for everyone to "like", but that's not for me to critique. For some generations this is the norm. There's nothing wrong with capturing the story of your life via electronic public or private journal.
 
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I don't really have a problem with wanting a picture of your gnarly looking lac/fracture (I'm guilty of this), but a picture of you duck facing in a hospital gown because you came to the ED for food poisoning? GTFO.
 
Birdstrike said:
Man, I hope our country never gets invaded.
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I can see it now:

Chinese Forces land in California. Locals record everything on their iphones and take selfies of themselves in beside shore batteries.
 
I'm surprised you all haven't solved this complex riddle of modern life yourselves, yet. I suppose I'll have to drop the solution to this complex problem on the world right now, just like Einstein dropped E=MC (squared) on the world to dropped jaws. Ready?

Birdstrike's Eternal Theorem of Selfies

iPhones have this software, where they desperately seek and detect brain waves, ie, brain function or IQ points, essentially. It's much like when your phone seeks cell signal or searches for wifi and will search repeatedly fatally draining your battery if no signal is found. When you see a series of repeated, selfies taken over and over again of the same person, ad ininitum, what you're seeing is the iPhone software desperately seeking evidence of signal, brain signal or IQ points, and failing miserably.

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jonnythan said:
For someone railing against "look at me" culture.......
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You have to admit, I look amazing in that one, don't I though?

(You can't tell I photoshopped 10 lbs off, can you?!)
 
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