Dr Fragen in the operating room

Andy Fragen

  • Mean People Suck

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    Mean people suck. It has always seemed to me that it’s much easier to be nice to people than to be mean. * It takes more effort to exclude someone than to include them. * It’s easier to smile than to frown. * It’s easier to tell the truth than to lie. Unfortunately hurt feelings…

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  • AT&T WiFi

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    It’s real. I’m here in McDonalds and I decided for the fun of it to see what WiFi was around. I saw _attwifi_ and selected. I opened up a web page it redirected me to an iPhone AT&T page where I entered my phone number and viola. High speed access.

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  • QuickClot

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    Boy I’d really like to try some of this [QuickClot][1] stuff in the OR. I think it would be great to use for a planned second look. [1]: http://www.wired.com/medtech/health/news/2008/04/blood_clotting

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  • Ambulance Chaser

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    _Yes Virginia, they really do exist._ So here’s the story. The family of a trauma victim, a motor vehicle collision, is met outside the ICU by a lawyer saying that the particular vehicle in which they were traveling has a defect and he and his firm would be happy to represent them. The family never…

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  • Never Events

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    In October, 2007 CMS (Medicare) proposed a list of eight _preventable_ conditions that result in a prolongation and increase in cost of care to the hospitalized patient. These are what CMS terms **_never events_**. CMS is trying to couch this in terms of _patient safety_ but if you look at the list, there are only…

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  • iCal – Exchange Time Zone Fix

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    As any Mac user who deals with Microsoft Exchange invites will tell you Exchange screws up the time zone information. What this means is that you will likely miss your meetings. Not a good thing. Justin Hartman has recently given you his solution to this problem. I haven’t tested it but in looking at it…

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