hospital information .

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[bg=5F0300][atrb=cellSpacing,0,true][atrb=cellPadding,0,false][atrb=border,0,true][atrb=width,250,true][atrb=background,http://i54.tinypic.com/2dv1us2.png] hospital information , IMPORTANT THINGS TO KNOW! i. HMC history ii. specialties iii. HMC hierarchy iv. education info v. emergency codes vi. common terminology vii. other employees

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[bg=667174][atrb=cellSpacing,0,true][atrb=cellPadding,0,false][atrb=border,0,true][atrb=width,500,true][atrb=background,http://i56.tinypic.com/2q2pc8i.png] i. hell medical center history , HOW IT CAME TO BE! Hell is a small town, but its hospital is a big deal. It was just a two-floor, unspecialized hospital, and for major illnesses and injuries, patients needed to be transferred to a neighboring town. But all that changed 5 years ago when city officials decided to allocate a lot of city funds to updating and improving the hospital. They demolished the old one and built an entirely new building, with all new equipment, and a full staff. It was expensive, but well worth it. People from other towns are transferred to HMC for advanced treatment and to participate in clinical trials. It has created tons of jobs in Hell, as well as made it a more desirable place to live. The population has been steadily increasing ever since.

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[bg=667174][atrb=cellSpacing,0,true][atrb=cellPadding,0,false][atrb=border,0,true][atrb=width,500,true][atrb=background,http://i56.tinypic.com/2q2pc8i.png] ii. the specialties , DIFFERENT WAYS TO WORK HERE! RADIOLOGY ● EMERGENCY MEDICINE ● OBSTETRICS/GYNECOLOGY ● SURGERY ● INTENSIVE CARE ● PSYCHIATRY ● NEONATOLOGY ● PEDIATRICS ● ORTHOPAEDICS ● NEUROLOGY ● CARDIOLOGY ● PULMONOLOGY ● NEPHROLOGY ● ONCOLOGY ● INTERNAL MEDICINE ● PALLIATIVE CARE ● DERMATOLOGY ● OPTHAMOLOGY ● This is not an entirely all-inclusive list. There are plenty of other specialties that we just couldn't think of, so if you want your character to be in a specialty not listed here, PM an admin. Also, some of these specialties may have sub-specialties. (For example, surgery- there's general surgery, cardiovascular surgery, neurosurgery, etc.) More may be added to this list as we come up with them.

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[bg=667174][atrb=cellSpacing,0,true][atrb=cellPadding,0,false][atrb=border,0,true][atrb=width,500,true][atrb=background,http://i56.tinypic.com/2q2pc8i.png] iii. hospital hierarchy , WHO CALLS THE SHOTS? In order from lowest to highest: INTERN ● RESIDENT ● SENIOR RESIDENT ● CHIEF RESIDENT ● ATTENDING ● DEPARTMENT HEAD ● DEAN OF MEDICINE INTERNS ● Interns are new physicians, right out of med school. Internship is the first year of real hospital experience, and treatment. Interns are not allowed to treat without supervision by a resident or attending, and do not make their own decisions. Internship lasts one year. RESIDENTS ● After internship comes residency. They have more decision-making power than interns, and can treat patients, but major things need approval by an attending. This lasts four years. SENIOR RESIDENTS ● The last year of residency, the physician is known as a senior resident. Nothing special really, just the fact that they will soon be an attending. CHIEF RESIDENTS ● Chief Residents are those who choose to stay in their residency instead of going on to become an Attending, and teach lower-ranking and less-experienced residents. ATTENDINGS ● After residency comes the attending position, assuming that the student did not become a Fellow at another hospital. Attendings can take interns under their wings, so to speak, and approve their decisions. DEPARTMENT HEADS ● Highest-ranking attending. They are the head of their particular department, and have final say in all department decisions. DEAN OF MEDICINE ● For approval for major procedures, one must go to the Dean. This is an attending that no longer really practices medicine, and has taken on more of an administrative role. Has absolute final say in all goings-on in the hospital.

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[bg=667174][atrb=cellSpacing,0,true][atrb=cellPadding,0,false][atrb=border,0,true][atrb=width,500,true][atrb=background,http://i56.tinypic.com/2q2pc8i.png] iv. needed education , WHAT DO YOU NEED TO LEARN? WHAT DEGREES = DOCTOR? ● There are 3: PhD {Doctor of Philosophy}, MD {Medical Doctor} and DO and {Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine}. Only MDs and DOs can practice medicine, though; PhDs are more for research, and teaching. HOW TO GET THERE ● To obtain the MD or DO degree, one must attend an accredited college or university for undergraduate studies. The most common majors are the sciences, such as biology, chemistry or physics, though one may be admitted to medical school with any major, as long as the required courses (1 year biology, 1 year general chemistry, 1 year organic chemistry, 1 year physics, all with lab, and 1 year calculus.) This lasts about 4 years, sometimes more, sometimes less, with summer classes or AP credits from high school. Following undergraduate college, one must then attend an accredited allopathic (MD) or osteopathic (DO) medical school. Medical school lasts four years. For help with finding a school: * Click for a state-by-state list of United States allopathic (MD) medical schools. * Click for a list of United States osteopathic (DO) medical schools. Neither list is totally all-inclusive, but it's a starting point if you don't know where the character might have gone. OTHER INFORMATION ● Some programs combine the MD and PhD degrees. There are also some programs that combine the BS (bachelor of science) and MD so that they can be completed over 6 years instead of the customary 8. Not all med schools have these programs though, and not everybody can attend them. Also, once again, a PhD alone does not allow one to practice medicine.

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[bg=667174][atrb=cellSpacing,0,true][atrb=cellPadding,0,false][atrb=border,0,true][atrb=width,500,true][atrb=background,http://i56.tinypic.com/2q2pc8i.png] v. emergency codes , IN CASE OF EMERGENCY! CODE RED ● FIRE CODE YELLOW ● DISASTER CODE GREY ● WEATHER EMERGENCY CODE BLUE ● MEDICAL EMERGENCY- ADULT CODE PINK ● MEDICAL EMERGENCY- INFANT CODE BLACK ● BOMB THREAT CODE BROWN ● MISSING PATIENT CODE SILVER ● PERSON WITH A WEAPON CODE VIOLET ● VIOLENT PERSON CODE ADAM ● INFANT/CHILD ABDUCTION

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[bg=667174][atrb=cellSpacing,0,true][atrb=cellPadding,0,false][atrb=border,0,true][atrb=width,500,true][atrb=background,http://i56.tinypic.com/2q2pc8i.png] vi. common terminology , A MINIATURE DICTIONARY! acronyms , BP ● Blood Pressure CAT ● Computerized Axial Tomography DNR ● Do Not Resuscitate EMT ● Emergency Medical Technician ER ● Emergency Room MICU ● Medical Intensive Care Unit MRI ● Magnetic Resonance Imaging NICU ● Neonatal Intensive Care Unit OB/GYN ● Obstetrics and Gynecology OD ● Over-Dose OR ● Operating Room OT ● Occupational Therapy PICU ● Pediatric Intensive Care Unit PT ● Physical Therapy SICU ● Surgical Intensive Care Unit TICU ● Trauma Intensive Care Unit terms , NEUROLOGY ● Dealing with the brain and spinal cord. NEPHROLOGY ● Dealing with the kidneys. ONCOLOGY ● Dealing with the cancers. PULMONOLOGY ● Dealing with the lungs.

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[bg=667174][atrb=cellSpacing,0,true][atrb=cellPadding,0,false][atrb=border,0,true][atrb=width,500,true][atrb=background,http://i56.tinypic.com/2q2pc8i.png] vii. other employees , WHO ELSE WORKS AT HMC? NURSES' AIDES ● CLICK FOR DETAILS PHYSICIANS' ASSISTANTS ● CLICK FOR DETAILS SURGICAL ASSISTANTS ● CLICK FOR DETAILS STERILIZATION TECHS ● CLICK FOR DETAILS PHLEBOTOMISTS ● CLICK FOR DETAILS PHARMACISTS ● CLICK FOR DETAILS PHYSICAL THERAPISTS ● CLICK FOR DETAILS OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS ● CLICK FOR DETAILS LAB TECHS ● CLICK FOR DETAILS SURGICAL TECHS ● CLICK FOR DETAILS RESPIRATORY THERAPISTS ● CLICK FOR DETAILS