tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post6728266781622979651..comments2023-08-21T02:57:37.362-05:00Comments on Dr. Wes: Beware of Computer-directed LemmingsDrWeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-17849309740526076672009-09-17T23:15:07.352-05:002009-09-17T23:15:07.352-05:00If we did prophylax without alerts, reminders etc....If we did prophylax without alerts, reminders etc. there would be no issue. If your engine oil lite didn't come on and you fried your engine you wouldn't be gloating how great it is to be free. Alerts need to be 'smarter', and we still have free will. An alert could alert you to think about contraindications if you programmed your brain to do so. <br /><br />the problem i see is Michael Dowlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17633044355927006215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-10282432074033177292009-09-16T18:23:26.878-05:002009-09-16T18:23:26.878-05:00Sometimes I think that we are going to be trained ...Sometimes I think that we are going to be trained out of the ability to critically think. The residents that I see come through are able to write for prophylaxis, but would not be able to think of contraindications to save their lives. <br /><br />On my last shift the residents in the ED attempted cardioversion on a patient with known paroxysmal afib 3 times with out so much as running coags or nitroRNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08800769861037536505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-84156648800999890882009-09-16T11:36:38.714-05:002009-09-16T11:36:38.714-05:00What, no pneumovax administered along with the Lov...What, no pneumovax administered along with the Lovenox and flu?<br />They must have missed an alert.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com