Just make a note in your book and go on. Every book I read you can find an error

• Error in Book of Style 2nd edition!? - exilesky
  • Mistakes happen. Yes, there are some. Just - contact AAMT. That's what I did.
  • The people proofing are human. Humans make mistakes daily. - I am a human
    • If not identified, it will never be fixed! - exilesky
  • Mine says Salter-Harris fracture type II - pg 297, copyright 1995 and 2002....sm
    • Are you looking at the CD or the book? - exilesky
      • I'm looking at the book, not the CD!! nm - pg 297, copyright 1995 and 2002....nm
    • mine has NO typo on page 297......nm - pg 297, copyright 1995 and 2002....sm
      • OMG so its only MY book!? - exilesky
        • Mine has the error also - MT
          • Thanks! I'm glad I'm not the only one! - exilesky
        • I am contacting AAMT - exilesky
  • This game is kind of fun! - AC-riddles
    • This is not a game. - exilesky
      • AAMT Book Errors - Use spellcheck.
        • Seems to me for the price of the - ??
          • Amen! - exilesky
      • I get frustrated too. - AC-riddles
        • now on page 50, I have that error too..sm - pg 297, copyright 1995 and 2002....sm
        • Thanks! Marking my book! - exilesky
  • That's called a typo. Seems your anger is just a little misplaced. nm - nm
  • Just make a note in your book and go on. Every book I read you can find an error - lb
    • I bought it new - exilesky
      • FWIW, I agree with you - except (sm) - Stickler

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Hey!  I just paid over $60 for this dang BOS (my new employer requires I have one), so I'm studying it diligently, and on page 297 they're referring to Salter-Harris fractures as "Slater-Harris".  Thought I was going nuts, checked Stedman's and they say its Salter.  Am worried there are other errors in it, and I won't know it!  Do they publish their bloopers anywhere? 

I'm not a member of AAMT (and probably never will be, I'm not a joiner), but I'm pretty doggone disgusted I just shelled out that kind of money for published errors, especially after reading repeatedly in the book how regular MTs aren't worthy of putting letters after their name unless they've been certified by the all-knowing AAMT!  Guess I'd never pass their test since I'd say Salter-Harris instead of Slater!

Anyway, I feel ripped off, especially since all editors/employers act like the AAMT is holy like the pope!  Thanks for listening to me vent!

Anybody heard of this?  My SIL was offered this program with her Career Step course.  She was told that a lot of MTs use this to store important information for future reference.  I have been doing in this business for 13 years and have not heard of this program.  I told her that I felt if she had adequate reference material, as well as knowledge of several reference web sites, I thought she would be fine.  I told her I would ask around though. 

So, has anybody used this and if so, was it worthwhile and useful?  Thanks!!!

K

on women and money. She says never put yourself on sale. She says women tend to undervalue themselves and not ask for raises, and not get paid what they are worth.

Does anyone use both.  I'm definitely getting the CD/ROM and am debating about buying both.  I don't see any reason to have both but there could be something I don't know. 

I noticed CD/ROMs are on backorder but they're selling downloadable versions.  I can handle that.

There were a lot of phrases and short cuts I would not have thought of and I thought it was somewhat helpful.  I think I learned just about as much though just going into the website that Marianne gave above.  From that I could actually figure out quite a few extra phrases to use that have helped me out in the last few reports.  Thanks for that.  I guess I liked the book and it did help a lot, but just taking the first letter for some words in a phrase and making a shortcut from makes a lot of sense to me, and has helped a lot. 

Ya know, the (former) AAMT did not invent guidelines for MTs.  They just needed to justify taking money by offering a product to take even more of your money.  The BOS was created to compete with the book being marketed by the AMA, you know, the group representing doctors the MT community was serving.

Everyone wants to get all ruffled about having to meet QA standards.  Show me a product that does not have QA and I will show you a defunct company, most likely due to having been sued for having a substandard product.  Automobiles have QA.  Food service businesses have QA.  The list could go on.  To think that as a group MTs are being picked on is assuming a poor-me victim attitude.  If this fits you, shoo, go on, get.  Let me have your work.

I have done a lot of seminars which are probably a little harder than the books as you are listening to someone speak in a large group away from the microphone sometimes but   I charged - depending on the difficulty as one was building a microchip -- 10 to 12 cents a line.  Gross line.  Revisions were by the hour at $25.  They gladly paid it. 

Patti

The cardiologists I have worked with over the years preferred Roman Numerals for murmurs, however, all that changed when The Book of Style came out indicating to record murmurs with numbers not Roman Numerals.  I even had a few cardiologists state, put the murmur in Roman Numerals.