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06-22-2007, 09:48 PM
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Hi Folks - Please print this terrific brochure and carry it around with you, especially to doctors' offices and hospitals. It's bigger than a MedAlert bracelet but a lot more useful. I recently encountered the police, ambulance, and hospital ED personnel and if I had had this with me it would have avoided a lot of the trauma described by many others here, too, that worsens RSD:
- NEEDLES - botched and repeated needlesticks in RSD-affected areas, IVs - STRESS - conflicts accusations and arguments by health"care" providers that increase stress (and therefore pain) - SENSITIVITY - Do Not Touch!! unnecessary physican exams, undressing, touching, noise, and light - TEMPERATURE heat and cold - ice It's called Hospital Protocol RSD/CRPS Patient: Handle With Care! http://www.rsds.org/4/resources/pdf/...rotocol_bw.pdf It is relevant to all health care settings, not just hospitals. I highly recommend it. |
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