As you might expect things have changed--of course they did! Everytime a publisher felt the need to print a new book they changed the protocol right? Actually they are doing scientific research and with the new machinery they have to study your insides they have found better ways to treat trauma to the human body.
They've also changed the protocols for CPR, the olden days of high school students cackling over "kissing a dummy" are almost over. We now have a machine (he even is named--Lucas) on the ambulance to do the chest compressions for us and giving breaths is sort of the last thing on the "to-do" list.
Then they had to go and change the backboard protocol, just when even the by-standers knew what you meant by "please hand me the back board". Our standards now tell us that it is a rare occasion when it is in our patient's best interest to transport the patient on a backboard.
There is science to back all of the new changes, but it is going to be very difficult for this lady to walk a patient wearing a collar ---to my litter.
In another part of my life, I edit a newsletter for adoptive and foster parents. Most of my subscribers do not have regular access to the internet. I share things that I find helpful and they write stories from their lives. Today one of my subscribers sent me a newspaper clipping of an advice column. It was by a psychologist whose first name is John. In his column he is giving advice to a couple who is considering adopting a child, possibly a teen. The new child would be their third child- it's not clear if this would be their first adoption.
Mr. John encourages they to adopt (so far, so good) but then he pooh pooh's the idea of attachment difficulties. He states "there is no reason to believe that adopted children are any different from non-adopted children in that they have memories, however deep-seated, of their first months of life. That oft-repeated claim simply cannot be objectively verified." His next paragraph basically says if you expect to have problems of course you will. So by that then I might conclude --if I expect to have no problems, then I won't?
No I don't think that we have fragile little creatures- as he implies, quite the contrary, they are survivors! But survival skills do not make for a calm family environment. Yes, firm discipline is what I have in mind, but from the tone of his article, I don't think we are on the same page on that one either.
It is interesting that some of the same technology that is making me learn new EMT skills is also responsible for making us learn new parenting skills. I know we do not parent the same way we did 25 years ago because of the technology that allows science to see how trauma affects the brain. There is technology that shows how well an infants brain develops and how much they are aware of as early as six months gestation. I'd like to think Mr. John that being proactive instead of waiting until you have a problem is as effective with my patient that was hit by a car as with my child that was hit by emotional and in some cases physical trauma.
Went to the grocery and did a double take--they forgot their arm!
Visited Ben on Sunday and the girls were spying on the neighbors...they need to work on their skills!
Playing diaper store, we still need to overlock some of them, but if they can sell a couple of dozen meanwhile, why not?
Then today a chicken truck dumped the entire load when it shifted as he took the curve close to our place. Chickens everywhere--yeah that is the white stuff you see on the ground!
No humans were injured. This curve is nasty to tractor trailer trucks, another truck dumped his heavy equipment a few months ago at the same spot, the road still has gouges in it.
Now do we blame it on the road, the trucks....or?
Quote of the month:
One of the kids: Dad why didn't you get mom flowers on Valentines?
Dad: Well,Valentines is a heathen holiday, so I got her flowers on Ground Hogs day instead.
No comments:
Post a Comment