Well hey who wants to argue

Posted By: AAMT? on 2007-03-07
In Reply to: It's not a company standard - me

Subject: Well hey who wants to argue

I guess they know more than the maker of the catheter right? LOL

I worked in a cath lab for 10 years for several cardiologists and I have never ever hyphenated it, but just like insurance companies dictate how doctors treat patients, AAMT dictates how companies spell their products. I guess. Don't mean to be unkind, but that's so ridiculous that because AAMT says it, that's how it should be. Wrong answer as far as I'm concerned. 7 French (no hypen) for years and years. No wonder it is such an argument in the OP's office.

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Gals in my office are taking a vote, we are arguing about 7-French SM - patj
- Straight from the Bard site. - Catheters used. sm
  - ever used 5 Fr - lmc
- I've always been taught #7 French (nm) - SP
- 7-French with hyphen. - Jammy
- 7 French - is what I type.
- french - Boo
  - Sorry, but it is French not french - ss
  - Steadman's Med/Surg equipment... - ormtme
    - Oops...you know I meant Stedman's! nm - ormtme
      - Dorland's too - AnnieM!AnnieM!
  - AAMT has it capitalized and hypen if 5-French catheter, but not if size 5 French. (nm) - pat
    - hyphens - mttexas
    - It also states to "precede by # or No. if the word 'number' is dictated. sm - nm
    - **hyphen (nm) - pat
- I have always used hypen, but checked on-line at supply company - there is no hypen (nm) - ann
  - --me 2, "hyphen" (nm) - ann
  - It's not a company standard - me
    - Well hey who wants to argue - AAMT?
      - The problem is that if we don't go by AAMT, QA kicks our butts!!! (nm) - jenny
        I just received the electronic BOS - clhmt

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