gloves will not prevent a needle stick, only exposure to a spill. nm
Posted By: MT to RN on 2006-02-01
In Reply to: FINDING NEEDLES IN LAB COATS - no name
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I actually wear gloves, regular knit, but thin gloves.
I get so used to typing with them on, when I take them off I have a hard time adjusting again.
Needle in haystack for me--no luck yet. : (
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Smart gloves vs. Softflex gloves - Advice
Anyone use these for typing? Do you still have enough range of motion? I am struggling and have tried to type with my braces on but of course I can't. Any advice would be great!! Thanks.
Yes, please somebody spill the beans.....
I'm STILL not hearing anything. Musta forgot to pay the darn light bill. ![smiley](http://www.feebleminds-gifs.com/smiley-faces25.gif")
Sometimes subjects spill over into political issues....
It's not done on purpose, but it happens.
Sounds good. Spill the beans with the recipe!
PV exposure?
 I cannot for the life of me make out a dictation. It sounds like the dr. is saying that the patient ' denies any known histo or pv exposures.' histo? I have been trying to find any and all associations with pv, lead, you name it. Any advise out there?
Thanks, mm
Could he be saying TB exposure?....nm
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"No history of TB exposure"? nm
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Loved "Northern Exposure" and "Wings"- nm
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Northern Exposure. St. Elsewhere, Joan of Arcadia. nm
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Northern Exposure - all time favorite (sm)
I watch Seinfeld reruns all the time. I also like All in the Family reruns.
Prevent CTS
I am not sure if CTS is something you can get disability for, its certainly worth a try if you have disability insurance via your employer. To prevent CTS however I recommend that you get a chair and keyboard tray that combine to put your elbows at right angles, you need to make sure that your wrists make a straight line (you want minial wrist flexion, and no ulnar or radial flexion). I have found that a split keyboard (MS Natural old style is my favorite). There are more expensive ones, but this is what I use and my pain has been gone.
On another note, a lumbar pillow has made vast differences for my back.
WARNING to those trying to PREVENT it.....
A few years ago my daughter's 2nd grade class kept having a lice problem. My daughter never showed any signs of it BUT one day she came home and told me her 2 best friends, who she played with and sat by, were sent home with it. So I panicked and did the stuff in her hair just to get anything that (in my mind) was probably there.
Well, my daughter had a neurologic reaction to the RID or whatever I used. Her one arm was shaking, it was scary. I took her to the ED and the doc made me feel about 1 inch tall. He said "WHY WOULD YOU PUT IT ON HER IF SHE DIDN'T HAVE LICE???"
I explained but he said people just don't get it, this stuff is basically a PESTICIDE.
So if your child has it then use it, but PLEASE don't just use it to keep him/her "clean" as a measure to prevent it. Take it from a ~guilt-ridden~ mother.
Editscript has some way to prevent that too.
I don't know how it works though.
There are all kinds of ways to prevent
a pregnancy, not the least is abstinence. Why people are so irresponsible is beyond me and then an innocent life will suffer because of her stupidity.
They definitely need to go digital, which may prevent hiring another MT
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Elliott needs to be with his very sick Mom. Being the Idol would prevent that. sm
Besides, from what he said about AI being a "steppingstone," he's probably been contacted by someone big. He's going to make it, no matter what. I think being the Idol at this time would be too much for his personal life. His mother needs him now, and he knows it.
ctrl+space will prevent expansion.
It seems to me I had to change a preference on Shorthand to prevent that...
but it's been so long ago I can't remember...I think it had something to do about the playback speed. You should mess around with it.
To change Operation Preferences
Choosing "Preferences" from the File menu brings up the Preferences Dialog Box. Click on the Operation tab to access Operation Preferences.
Pause
Use this option to add a delay (in milliseconds; 1000 msec = 1 second) after a specified number of keystrokes. This option is useful if you find that ShortHand is playing back text too fast for the target application to handle.
Verify Target Window Receives Keystroke
When this option is checked, Shorthand waits for a keystroke to be properly received by the target window before playing back the next keystroke; this prevents Shorthand from accidentally overrwriting text in another window. The disadvantage is that, on some systems, this could result in very poor playback performance. Unchecking this box causes Shorthand to playback Keystrokes at maximum speed without verifying if the keystrokes reach their intended target. If you experience lost or transposed keystrokes, use the Pause option above to slow down Shorthand.
... to prevent neck strain. Lift it up on something if it's
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I stopped my HRT when studies showed it did not prevent osteoporosis. sm
I have osteoporosis. The govt halted a study on HRT as the women involved had more heart problems than those on the placebo. Too scary for me. In addition, my hair was falling out excessively. Since I have been off it, my hair is back to normal, but the flashes have come back. Even more repulsive to me was when I found out that the HRT I was on came from the urine of pregnant mares that were impregnated just to get the HRT ingredients, then the colts were destroyed. No way. There are over-the-counter remedies for hot flashes, but now they claim that black cohosh causes liver cirrhosis. So, I'm not taking anything. 
How do you prevent them? EZ! Tell you husband to splurge on a Brazilian Wax for Mother's Day!!!!
That's how you prevent them!
...to prevent carpal tunnel and other repetative stress injury. nm
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gloves
I wear gloves that are made for carpal tunnel, cock up, and have modified for thumbs to have more freedom. I also own a pair of gloves designed for transcriptionists. use search enging on internet and put in gloves for transcription. I cannot remember the name of the company, but they are great.
gloves
I have the Soft Flex and I absolutely love them. This is my second pair.
Kid gloves sm
You sound so....ANGRY. MT or editor, it's just a job. Some editors have the mistaken idea that they are somehow above errors.....like the editor that tore me a new butt because I typed, "at the time of intromission" (dx pelvic pain during intercourse), corrected me to "interim admission." Doncha think that was pretty pathetic too? I laughed. I also demanded that the report be corrected back to the way I typed it....it was.
Anyone use gloves?
I'd like some feedback. My hands freeze, get stiff and hurt. Does anyone use gloves?
Shawnette
gloves
this is awesome! thanks!!
Gloves sm
Yes, I've been wearing them for the last 15 years. I use Handeze gloves. I bought my last pair at Osco. I absolutely love them! My hands don't get as tired and sore when I use them. They're thin, and I can hardly tell I have them on.
Hope that helps!
gloves
http://www.tesco-shopping.com/SoftFlex.htm
The above gloves are especially designed for typists. They have foam strips that take the pressure off the heels of yours hands, especially if you prop them on your keyboard. I love them and they work really well.
I tried the gloves to see if they would help...sm
many MTs swear by them, but I just hated the feel, guess I never got used to them, and thus I have had carpal tunnel surgery on both hands (16 years will do that to ya!). Be sure to stretch your fingers regularly, and don't forget to take a break here and there, my neurologists told me it was crazy to just sit and pound away at a keyboard for hours .. but then, they were the doctors! I have a doctor who believes in naturopathy, and believes taking B vitamins, especially B6, can decrease carpal tunnel. Give it a try, the vitamins AND the gloves! Take Care!
Gloves
I tried compression gloves (supports). I bought them at the local drug store. They do help on my very busy days or on long-winded doctors and we all know they're out there.
gloves
http://www.handeze.com/
I've used these gloves for years and I think they're great! They're definitely worth the investment IMO. There are other brands out there, look on eBay.
Buy some "Smart Gloves" sm
You can Google them on the net. They're only about $20 bucks apiece, but they are the best! They have saved me after taking on MT full time for the last year.
Do any of you wear gloves while
And if so, what kind?
My hands get very cold while I type, which makes them stiff and therefore makes it harder for me to type.
Have any of you found that wearing a thin pair of gloves maybe with just the fingertips cut out helps this at all?
Handeze gloves sm
You can purchase them online. Here's the link:
http://www.berroco.com/handeze_glove.html
fingerless gloves
I use gloves from Pat Systems at transcriptionpaper.com. They are soft, have support at the wrist, and have no fingers. I wear mine every day because I have CTS but am pain-free when wearing them. Highly suggest them!
fingerless gloves
My hands get cold too. Someone on here awhile back suggested just getting those cheap stretchy gloves and cutting off the ends of the fingers so I tried it, and it works for me, but I don't have any problems with wrist pain. All I need is the warmth, and it seems to work. 
FINGERLESS GLOVES
I buy a pair at Walmart for $7.49 about every six months or so...they work great for me...mtgal847
You might try SoftFlex gloves.
I think they are only $25.00 a pair, and you can buy them on line. It made the tingling in the heels of my hands go away, which was not actually carpal tunnel, but just irritation of the medial nerve from pressure. It was worse in my mouse hand because of the way that hand rests on the heel more.
For those who wear gloves
for RSI/carpal tunnel problems, which brand do you use? I'm curious because I have been looking at a few different brands on-line, but cannot seem to find them locally, so my husband picked up one from Wal-Mart last night, which does seem to be helping the pain somewhat, but it is difficult to type while wearing it. Some of the ones I've seen mentioned on here before (Handeze, Smart Glove, and Softflex) appear that they may be more flexible than what I've got and so better for working.
Any info you guys could offer would be a great help and much appreciated. 
Typing gloves
I bought my fingerless gloves at Sav-On (any drug store). They are in the department with the braces, heating pads, etc. Hope they help. They help me a lot.
I had some knit gloves and ...sm
cut the finger tips out just high enough that they don't touch the keyboard. Works wonders! I look like a homeless person, but hey, it works!
smart gloves
Love the smart gloves. they have sort of a bean bag on the palm and do not restrict your typing at all.
okay, what's those gloves some MTs wear?
i never paid much attention before, but 2 of my fingers are so cold; and now i want to know!!
question on gloves
I just purchased the handeze gloves, and seem to have a more difficult time dong my work. If you have tried those, did you find there was an adjustment period?
I am now wondering ifthe softflex ones would suit me better.
If you have used either, did you have any problems, any adjustment period??
Not to stick up for the guy, but
at least he threw a "sorry" in there (unless, of course, it was a sarcastic-sounding "sorry"). Maybe he just couldn't hold it back? Guess that's kind of another "universal language."
Ah, yes, I do know where you can stick it...
but your head is already in the way. 
I feel very sorry for you and your pitiful outlook. Personally, I like to find the lighter side.  It makes for a much happier life.
But I'm an IC because I don't want to stick to SM
a schedule. So I should do what you want? I want to work when the work is there.
My regular position assigns work. I do that and when I'm finished, that's it. So there's no cherries going into this bowl. I detest cherry-picking anyway and would never do it, nor would I skip a job because it is "hard" to do.
But you guys are thinking everybody should do what you want to do so that you can be elsewhere to do whatever it is you want - drive your kids somewhere or wake them up or whatever - and not have to pay a price for it.
And if you think your MTSO isn't thrilled to have that work done in double-time, think again.
FYI, I usually STICK UP for WM. You don't know who I am.
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