|
|
 |
 |
 |
|
|
|||
|
||||
|
||||
Re: 17 minute rule put into practice.From: Malcolm Griffiths (Malcolm@MGRIFF22.demon.co.uk)Sat Dec 12 12:39:21 1998
In message <199812120020.QAA11020@scv4.apple.com>, Ken Turkowski <turk@apple.com> writes >On 12/11/98 6:49 AM, Malcolm Griffiths <Malcolm@MGRIFF22.demon.co.uk> >said: > >>I've got to be honest on this one. It was actually 13 minutes from >>calling the anaesthetist to putting in the last stitch. The rest was a >>guesstimate and poetic licence - there was no point saying it was 16 or >>18 minutes when the discussion was over a 17 minute limit! > >Amazing! The important figure, though, is time to birth. It sounds like >you were less than 10 minutes on this one. Can you elucidate? > It was when I was chief resident. The anaesthetist (who was a really slick Indian guy) and I were both resident on L&D. The admission room was next to my room. Our most senior and best midwife was on duty. The woman was a multip with a frank abruption and bradycardic fetus. She came in by ambulance. I personally dragged the trolley from admission to theatre. The brake was jammed so it left a black skid mark all along the corridor for months afterwards. Everyone worked really fast as we were certain we were going to lose the baby. Once the baby was out, I forgot to relax. It was after I closed the Rectus sheath that the anaesthetist looked at the clock and pointed out we probably didn't need to be racing anymore. The baby did really well after a short stay on the neonatal unit. Malcolm Griffiths MD,MRCOG,MFFP,Cert.Mgmnt Obstetrician & Gynaecologist Luton & Dunstable Hosp.,UK. Tel: 01582-497459 (office) Fax: 01582-497376 01525-222849 (home) email: Malcolm@mgriff22.demon.co.uk http://www.obgyn.net/board/griffith.htm "CLINICAL FREEDOM IS THE LAST REFUGE OF THE CLINICALLY INCOMPETENT!" (Someone [1997])
|
|
Return to
|
Mail a New Message to the Forum: ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net Forum Administrator: geffrey.klein@obgyn.net Report Technical Problems: webmaster@obgyn.net Last Updated: Wed Dec 2 05:26:54 2009 |
The American Medical Association is no longer designating CME hours for AMA Category II CME credit. However, physicians themselves may self designate learning activities as Category II CME credit hours if they feel it is of sufficient educational merit and meets the formal definitions of continuing medical education. OBGYN.net believes these interaction in this forum meets these criteria. For further information see the AMA web site.