Douglas to have surgery following spill

[Riot]

Originally Posted by hoovesupsideyourhead

and i know for a fact that hospital bad..dr.nick from the simpsons could have been on call...

And I know for a fact it's a terrific Level One trauma center. I was a paramedic out of that hospital system for years and I'll defend it against comments such as yours. I'd chose that hospital out of several in the NW suburbs if I had to. Your comment about "on call" shows you don't even understand how that ER is staffed.

[hoovesupsideyourhead]

Originally Posted by Riot

And I know for a fact it's a terrific Level One trauma center. I was a paramedic out of that hospital system for years and I'll defend it against comments such as yours. I'd chose that hospital out of several in the NW suburbs if I had to. Your comment about "on call" shows you don't even understand how that ER is staffed.

so they just have a spinal surgon/specialist sitting around in case he is needed..that is what on call means..

[GBBob]

Very nice piece on Rene and his early days along with lots of videos

http://cs.bloodhorse.com/blogs/racin...d-caltech.aspx

[ELA]

Not for anything whatsoever, but blame, fault, coming in, getting out, had horse, didn't have horse -- none of this matters now at all. Not at all.

Let's all just keep hoping for the best for Rene and his family.

Eric

[docicu3]

Originally Posted by hoovesupsideyourhead

so they just have a spinal surgon/specialist sitting around in case he is needed..that is what on call means..

Neuro surgeon on site 24/7 for trauma call is the definition of a Level 1 trauma center.

Truth is the entire team, which includes multiple docs from a general surgical residency are dedicated to being on call every other 24 hour period for an entire month so when your on those services, every morning you wake up you are on call because you don't get any sleep when you work a busy trauma service most days.

The ED folks are the first wave of docs and nurses that function to stabilize a patient's airway and circulation in ready for the OR. In a lot of facilities it is possible that a transfer from hospital to hospital for an OR procedure or surgical exploration for a bone fragment may never actually stop in the ER for care on arrival to the facility but go straight to the OR.