Archive for the 'hospitals' Category

How come hospitals dont have exorcist available?

to rule out a possession instead of a mental disorder? i know hospitals have mental wards that house patients with traumatic, chemical or neurological disorders.
so how come they dont provide with those that might be possessed?
serious answers only pease. thx.
Because exorcism is a serious religious thing. And usually what a religious person would [...]

What do you call those things in hospitals?

You know those screens that show the person’s heart rate? They are in hospitals and if the person’s heart stops it has a flat line and a long beeping noise.
The name of it is right on the tip of my tongue, I just can’t seem to put my finger on it! Any ideas?
And while I’m [...]

What do hospitals do during a tornado warning?

I mean, are hospitals built to withstand a tornado?
Do they like have a basement?
"If the paging operator announces that a tornado warning has been issued for Fayette County and you are a
patient-care staff member:
- Move visitors and ambulatory patients to interior corridors. Close room doors.
- Move non-ambulatory patients away form windows. Close [...]

What hospitals in France or Spain offer neurosurgical residency?

After graduating from med school, I plan to go to Spain or France to train for neurosurgery. Which hospitals from either provide that opportunity?
The CHU (centre hospitalier universitaire) Bordeaux-Pellegrin (Bordeaux) is one of the best in Europe when it comes to neurosurgery.
Of course you have to speak French.
CHU Pellegrin: http://www.chu-bordeaux.fr/
Bordeaux medicine university: http://www.univ-bordeauxsegalen.fr/fr/index.html
Good luck

Why are hospitals allowed to give you credit beyond your ability to pay?

When I go to best buy they dont give me $100,000 in credit. When I buy a house or car I cant get unlimited credit. Why do hospitals charge thousands beyond your ability to pay. Sounds like a scam to me. They say its a service but it sounds like a ripoff. They dont have [...]

What hospitals in the Melbourne area have a maternity floor?

I am an RN moving to Florida within the next month and I am having a hard time finding hospitals with maternity/ post partum floors. If anyone can help me I would really appreciate it! Thanks!
They may not have a maternity floor – but every hospital I have ever seen has a materneity section

How do hospitals in emergency situations diagnose your blood type?

In lab we’re using an EldonCard kit to diagnose our blood type. If you are suffering extremely fast blood loss in the emergency room, how do hospitals figure out your blood type so fast?
A rapid slide agglutination test takes about 30 seconds. They start off with O neg blood and while that all is [...]

What is the maximum time hospitals keep patient records from the last visit of something serious? 10 years?

Can other hospitals view this information?
Sarah Kelly, thanks so much for answering, are the archives on a computer?
believe it or not hospital records are archived for 99 years. and yes if another hospital needs the information…it can be obtained

how do hospitals determine who to drug test at time of birth?

I want to know how hospitals/dr determine who to drug test at the time of their child’s birth. The reason I ask is because I as told that medicaid patients have to be tested by law and that seems to me like they are discriminating on mother’s on well fare. I have experience as a [...]

Do police work in hospitals throughout the night?

Everytime i go to my local hospital to A&E at night-time there are always police there, usually with some person in handcuffs. Do police work at hospitals?
Police must stay with the people they arrest who need medical treatment.
Some hospitals do have police around the clock to augment the Security staff. A medical campus large [...]