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EEWWW SM, got any salt for her wound? MUST BE QA, or I should say QuAp

Posted By: jnm on 2009-03-17
In Reply to: Either way, if it was wrong, it was wrong. They - SM

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Yes, they bite..and scream like children. CREEPY!!! EEWWW!! LOL
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wound closure

I know this is the wrong board, get error message on word board. 


"The wound was cleaned, dried and then layers of s/l Indermal were applied"


When I wound up in the hospital...
On Thanksgiving Day, 1998, when we expected family and friends over for the day, wound up in the hospital with almost a white-out of my lungs due to my excessive smoking after going home to transcribe. I spent 2 weeks, given steroids, gained 20 pounds on that, but the worst of all was the Theophylline they put me on. I could not sleep for 2 days, sweating, my bed linen, bed clothing, etc. wet, so uncomfortable and swore if I could get off of this medicine, would never smoke again and never did. I hated the Theophylline more than I loved the smoking and I smoked a lot....like 2+ packs a day, quitting cold turkey. I looked like Puff the Magic Dragon with the steroids and hated that. Really bad experience.
I also did it for years, but I wound up sm
letting my CMT go and not renewing. It never did me a hill of beans worth of good but the satisfaction I got from the continuing education was great. Unfortunately, not much of that left anymore and the CMT really never did get me anywhere money wise but it was satisfaction for me. I came in at a time when lots of folks were "grandfathered" into the CMT but I got mine by taking the test back in the 80s! Glad I did it but I can't say I want to do it anymore and I wouldn't advise a newbie to do it either. Actually I think we should get continuing education CMT or not. I have always thought that MTs needed the CE but lots don't look at it that way. You just hang in there.
Absolutely not! We wound up with spyware and viruses because

none of them are that Internet savvy.  Oh, a popup that says it's going to protect my computer.  Let's click on it!  Oh, no!  A virus and spyware.


I'm not risking losing my files, compromising the security of my documents, or spending valuable time cleaning up their messes.  I bought myself a new computer so they get the old one now.


Wound care/hyperbaric sites?

I do a lot of wound care and hyperbaric therapy reports.  Does anyone know of good sites on the internet with word lists, dressings, etc that would be helpful for this?  I can't seem to locate a whole lot.  Thanks for any help.


Tami


Doesn't tequila help in wound healing? Or is that heel wounding...

salt
If you catch it when it's first spilled, use salt.  Pour salt on until it stops absorbing and then let it dry.  You can then sweep up most of it in a dust pan and then vacuum.  This also works for animal urine.
Grain of salt
I got the wierdest perception from this company.  They advertised it as a transcription job, but tell me they don't have a word expander.  In fact, they said they are just editors, but that they will be doing transcription at some point in the future.  They told me they don't have word processing, they use "Crystal Reports" (which is a very sophisticated database program).  Answers to my questions about platform, word expander, etc., made me feel like the buck was being passed.  I sense they are more into money and business than medicine.  Maybe they place an ad periodically to stroke their egos.
I would take this all with a grain of salt.
I want to do the 39 hours, rah, rah, rah, but I hear bad things about DEP monitoring MTs to the minute, people getting in trouble for having to pick up their kids, "you signed off for 20 minutes, where were you"? and so on. I don't want big brother breathing down my neck. We are not machines. If the monitoring gets crazy I will be forced to cut back to 24 hours. Let's see how it goes.....
with a grain of salt..................sm

Not to worry....if you remember, when we all were young, we sometimes said we were *going steady* - well they say that now at a younger age than we were back in the days.  And don't let the other posters worry you about *in 5-6 years you'll have plenty to worry about* - I have a daughter who gave me very little grief in her latter teen years (in comparison to other kids and their parents) and so I feel very lucky.  My only nonsolicited advice would be to keep all doors of communication wide open. 


LOL!! :) Me too...with salt and pepper too! NM
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Cut down on salt, and get up and move around sm
every hour or so. If no better, might be a good idea to see your doctor.
Grain of salt

I've been in this field for just under a decade.  I have to say in all my years as an MT, I've never had that much animosity towards a QA person reviewing my work, whether it's being done at random or for help with a blank.


I appreciate a few QA people I have, as my accounts are mainly very tough ESLs.  One QA in particular e-mails feedback on every little blank there is, even if it was only for a *duhh moment* for the word "the."  She is not a friendly soul, pays no attention to the greetings I send along with notation of my attempts to figure out that blank and my thanks for her assist, but I certainly do learn from her input and appreciate her backing me up at times when my ears fail me.  I find this QA person invaluable.  She's all business, and that is just fine by me.  When I first started with this company, her comments to me were harsh for a format error.  She is the one who released me from QA after a couple of days on the job, she is the manager of this particular account.  Work I produce is a reflection on her ability as QA and manager. 


Flipside on a different account, same company, QA person is nonexistent.  She can't be bothered to advise of a blank, answer a question, even with my being new to the account and learning the doctors and all the account specs.  I have absolutely no idea how my work is, e-mailed weeks ago, received no reply.  I would rather receive some kind of input, whether bad or good, than feel as if I am left to drown in a sea of doubt.


Sorry you dislike your QA, try not to think of them as the enemy.


No, he is salt and pepper so it is really hard...
to find the fleas on him when bathing him.  The long haired guy is blonde.
You can use salt in your carpets. Sprinkle it on heavy

use your broom to work it in and leave overnight and then vacuum like heck the next couple of days.  My mom would put her vacuum cleaner bag in the microwave to kill the fleas cause they can get out and changing bags every time gets expensive.  The salt dehydrates the fleas.   You can bathe dogs in tea tree oil, though I warm you it is a strong smell for days.  I read recently you could put a few days on their collar, but again this is very strong and I couldn't tolerate it.  I haven't tried it, but boil 2 lemons, let cool, and then refrigerate.  Use it as a spray every other day, being careful to keep out of eyes and other sensitive areas.


You should also wash all bedding in hot water if you don't ready and this will kill any fleas in the bedding, but is a good idea to do anyway. 


There many options available through your vet if this doesn't work.


Fleas seem to be bad this year.  We adopted kittens from the shelter and we've had a difficult time getting rid of them.  We are using a pill, plus a topical; both from the vet, and still have them, just a few of them, but enough to drive the animals bonkers.  


 


mix any essential oil with salt to crumbly form sm
it makes a scrub, really good for arthritis. scrub it into your hands over the sink. rinse off. leaves hands soft, silky, and painfree for a while. i used peppermint oil last time i mixed some and it left that cooling feeling in my hands for a while and i loved it! takes my pain away and i do this every morning before i start typing as i wake up with my hands/wrists aching.
Coke and pretzels!! Sugar and Salt will
NM
Black olives and celery with coarse sea salt
nm
I find eliminating salt helps an awful lot.
Sometimes drinking more water helps, too.
No word expander that is worth its salt is FREE...sm
Wish that was so! There are several that have DEMO versions though, including FlashType offered through this website.
toss in olive oil, sprinkle with salt, pepper and paprika

I just make like a meat loaf mixture with egg, cracker crumbs, salt, pepper, egg and milk. SM
Form into patties, cook with some chopped or sliced onions, then add an envelope of gravy mix and water, cook a few minutes. Easy, you can add other stuff or use canned gravy. Enjoy!
Use less salt than directed in the recipes. Try the powdered milk hot chocolate recipes! Yummy :-)
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take essential oil and mix with salt and do a hand scrub. feels awesome, smells awesome, and very r
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