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1. Or QR on the patient's wrist identifier. 2) Agreed OT, but "emergent" to roughly mean "urgent" is pretty established in medicine. Here's a more thorough dis
by keithflower 13y ago
1. Or QR on the patient's wrist identifier.
2) Agreed OT, but "emergent" to roughly mean "urgent" is pretty established in medicine. Here's a more thorough discussion:
http://blog.amamanualofstyle.com/2013/01/23/emergency-emergent-urgent/ http://blog.amamanualofstyle.com/2013/01/23/emergency-emerge...
- diydsp 13y agoAn apparently deep discussion, but the author cherry picks definitions to match his argument. For example, he states two definitions for Merriam-webster, but they are only definitions 1a and 1b. There are 4 more. Stedman's dictionary requires an account, so I can not verify at this time.
- keithflower 13y agoWell, here's Stedman (a standard medical dictionary) on 'emergent' from...a hundred years ago: emergent 1. Arising suddenly and unexpectedly and calling for quick judgment and prompt action. http://books.google.com/books?id=OG0XAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA290&dq=stedman%27s+dictionary+emergent&hl=en&sa=X&ei=cXMgU9bjBaauyAHv94DACw&ved=0CD8Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=stedman's%20dictionary%20emergent&f=false http://books.google.com/books?id=OG0XAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA290&dq=st...
- shadesandcolour 13y agoQR code on the wall is probably better in this case because it's easier to spot from a head mounted display. The barcodes on wristbands are used mainly for patient ID when administering medications, where the user is close to the patient. Being able to walk into a room and look at the same place each time has the advantage here.
- keithflower 13y agoMaybe. But the ERs I work in rarely have one patient rooms, and the patients have a tendency to wander.