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Post by eel2178 on Apr 11, 2017 0:40:01 GMT
Few things are. The one thing that strikes me as a bit odd is the 'letting families in'. I would think time would be too crucial for that, unless you really meant 'letting families remain in the room'.
Ah, inviting me to ride my soap box? LOL. In the late 90s the "book smart; street stupid brigade" (aka too many grad degrees without actual experience) started producing research that "showed that we needed to get rid of visitation restrictions". Consequently there were certainly family members who camped out. There were also times when families were in the ICU waiting room because things weren't going well. They would come running when they heard "Code blue" overhead. You're right, time is an issue in those situations and it was easier to let them stand back and watch. If they could handle it, at best only half could. You're lucky if you were able to get families to stand back and watch. I can't count the number of times we had a wailing parent who would throw him/herself on top of a child, and we were forced to issue an ultimatum: "You can lie there with him while he dies, or you can get out of our way and let us try to resuscitate him." I know how brutal that sounds, but when you're in a situation where every second counts, you can't wait for security to show up and try to pry the parent of his child's chest and escort him out, so we have access to start CPR.
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Post by sukismom on Apr 11, 2017 21:22:09 GMT
Ah, inviting me to ride my soap box? LOL. In the late 90s the "book smart; street stupid brigade" (aka too many grad degrees without actual experience) started producing research that "showed that we needed to get rid of visitation restrictions". Consequently there were certainly family members who camped out. There were also times when families were in the ICU waiting room because things weren't going well. They would come running when they heard "Code blue" overhead. You're right, time is an issue in those situations and it was easier to let them stand back and watch. If they could handle it, at best only half could. You're lucky if you were able to get families to stand back and watch. I can't count the number of times we had a wailing parent who would throw him/herself on top of a child, and we were forced to issue an ultimatum: "You can lie there with him while he dies, or you can get out of our way and let us try to resuscitate him." I know how brutal that sounds, but when you're in a situation where every second counts, you can't wait for security to show up and try to pry the parent of his child's chest and escort him out, so we have access to start CPR. Ah eel, when I started I worked in pediatric oncology for a year. Definitely not my wheelhouse and the dying child was the main reason why. I very much understand where you're coming from. Yeah, it sounds brutal but, as we both know, sometimes it needs to be said. I salute you for being able to work in the kiddy environment.
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Post by usmcbrat on Apr 17, 2017 16:22:30 GMT
From Diane and David Munson (former NCIS Agents) www.dianeanddavidmunson.com/2017-mar-14-critique-of-ncis-episode-m-i-a/2017 Mar 14 Critique of NCIS episode “M.I.A”Thank you Jennifer Corbett for writing the script for this episode of NCIS. Just when we think the show has passed its prime, writers like you come up with a great story line. Tonight’s show brings up events and people from the past in Gibbs’ life when one of his former commanding officers asks Gibbs to help his terminally ill daughter, Navy Lt. Laura Ellison, who thinks one of her subordinate sailors who fell overboard was actually murdered. The story involves a Navy ship that was patrolling the coastline of South America looking for drug running ships. It is a realistic portrayal. U.S. Navy ships are used in this way, usually with a team of Coast Guard officers on board to transform the military ship into a law enforcement mission. Tonight’s suspicious death involved cocaine transferred from a suspect drug smuggling ship onto the Navy ship, and U.S. Navy sailors stealing a single package of cocaine worth $25,000. David could relate to the illicit drug scenario from his many years as a Drug Enforcement Agent. Because the sailors offloaded the captured drugs to DEA, David was heartened there were not any crooked DEA agents on the show. As Jennifer Corbett wrote the episode, she dug another skeleton from the closet when Gibbs assigns NCIS Agent Nick Torres to the hospital room of Lt. Laura Ellison as a protection detail. Tension sizzles in the air as Torres nearly becomes insubordinate, arguing with Gibbs. It’s obvious to us the viewers that Torres doesn’t want to go. Then a whole new emotional angle develops. Lt. Ellison confronts Torres with her belief that he suffered the loss of someone he loved to terminal cancer. The show has the correct balance of investigation and the strong emotion that develops within a close knit investigative team. The only flaw in the show was when Agents Gibbs and Quinn confront their suspect on a ladder aboard ship (that’s a set of stairs) for you landlubbers. They in interrogate their suspect in the presence of other sailors, which would never be done. That being said, the lighthearted back and forth banter among the four agents at the diner about upcoming marathon training reminded us of how we season our suspense novels with humor. We loved the twist at the end where Agent Quinn admitted she has no speed. Rather, she beat Tim and Ellie because she took an Uber car to catch up with them. What a hoot. In the end, Gibbs knew exactly what Torres needed. And do you agree, we all need a good laugh after this heart wrenching drama about cancer? Be Blessed, Diane and David Munson
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Post by eel2178 on Apr 19, 2017 23:29:38 GMT
You're lucky if you were able to get families to stand back and watch. I can't count the number of times we had a wailing parent who would throw him/herself on top of a child, and we were forced to issue an ultimatum: "You can lie there with him while he dies, or you can get out of our way and let us try to resuscitate him." I know how brutal that sounds, but when you're in a situation where every second counts, you can't wait for security to show up and try to pry the parent of his child's chest and escort him out, so we have access to start CPR. Ah eel, when I started I worked in pediatric oncology for a year. Definitely not my wheelhouse and the dying child was the main reason why. I very much understand where you're coming from. Yeah, it sounds brutal but, as we both know, sometimes it needs to be said. I salute you for being able to work in the kiddy environment. Where and when did you work pediatric oncology? That was always my favorite (I had an instructor in nursing school who used to say, "It's a good thing we all like something different.") I'd probably still be there if management didn't totally suck.
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Post by luckysmom on Apr 21, 2017 12:19:16 GMT
As usual I am a little late to the party - I am just watched this episode. I enjoyed it - I liked the opening scene. I thought WV did well in the episode ( I can't say that I love Wilmer or Jennifer Espositio but I don't dislike them either). It held my attention and I thought that it was good.
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Post by kate06460 on Apr 29, 2018 2:30:06 GMT
I don't know how I missed this at all but I had an opportunity to see it during the recent marathon on USA today. I thought it was a very good one.
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