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Count ER Nurses among True Heroes
October 20, 2007
Chicago Daily Herald
Every day we read about our heroes and their amazing feats of courage and
strength. Today's culture emulates entertainers, and athletes even, with the
daily reports of their indiscretions. The sports pages are filled with
"clutch catches" and "walk-off home runs." My heroes are different. They can
be found in hospitals across America. They are emergency nurses, and they
have no agents or entourages.
Who's Your Hero ?
In the ACEP News
September 2006 issue, Dr. David Baehren wrote a Guest Editorial about
emergency nurses being a "hero" and 'societal role model'. He describes some
emergency nursing "challenge patients" who tax our physical and emotional
limits. He remarks that we are the "lock stitch in the fabric of our health
care safety net". He recognizes our intellectual and professional
contributions and the "productivity that expands gracefully to accommodate
the endless flow of patients while the rest of the hospital 'can't take
report'". He relates stories about our "good humor", "great strength of
character", "stamina", "discipline", "tenderness" and "patience of a saint"
qualities.
He knows that
"when emergency nurses go to heaven, they get in the fast lane, flash their
hospital ID, and get the thumbs-up at the gate."
How refreshing it
is that he gets us !!!!! Many thanks to him for that glowing rendition of
our work and passion.
Click here to read
the complete article
http://www.acep.org/webportal/membercenter/periodicals/an/2006/sep/hero.htm
He lives in Ottawa
Hills, Ohio and practices emergency medicine. He is the author of "Roads to
Hilton Head Island". He welcomes
your feedback at
DFBaehren@Ameritech.net
ICE - In Case of Emergency
A campaign encouraging people to enter an emergency contact
number in their mobile phone's memory under the heading ICE (In Case of
Emergency), has rapidly spread throughout the world as a particular
consequence of last week's terrorist attacks in London.
Originally established as a nation-wide campaign in the UK, ICE allows
paramedics or police to be able to contact a designated relative /
next-of-kin in an emergency situation.
The idea is the brainchild of East Anglian Ambulance Service paramedic Bob
Brotchie and was launched in May this year. Bob, 41, who has been a
paramedic for 13 years, said: "I was reflecting on some of the calls I've
attended at the roadside where I had to look through the mobile phone
contacts struggling for information on a shocked or injured person. Almost
everyone carries a mobile phone now, and with ICE we'd know immediately who
to contact and what number to ring. The person may even know of their
medical history."
By adopting the ICE advice, your mobile will help the rescue services
quickly contact a friend or relative - which could be vital in a life or
death situation. It only takes a few seconds to do, and it could easily help
save your life. Why not put ICE in your phone now? Simply select your person
to contact in case of emergency, enter them under the word 'ICE' and the
telephone number of the person you wish to be contacted.
Please will you also email this to everybody in your address book, it
won't take too many 'forwards' before everybody will know about this.
It really could save your life, or put a loved one's mind at rest. For more
than one contact name ICE1, ICE2, ICE3 etc.
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