So let’s say you’re walking through an OR suite at some hospital. Sure, you’ve been given access. You’re in the scrubs, you know how to behave. But maybe not every term is second nature. So you’re about to walk into one of the rooms, and you see this sign. Fucking sweet, right? “Total Joint in progress?” Abso-fucking-lutely. Whatever it is, I want some of that. Whatever shit is going on in this VIP room of the hospital, I want in. It sounds completely rad: I’m picturing disco lights, movie-studio effects and Spike Lee filming some fine-ass honeys all up in my executive grill. So what if I can’t hear the music yet, bitches be soundproofin’ cause a all the bumpin’ going on in the private section. Am I right? Holla.
The truth of the matter is that this is a serious warning of a risky procedure. A “Total Joint Procedure” is like getting a knee replacement, where a substitute is implanted. Because of the increased risk of infection, all parties involved in the procedure where something akin to a hazmat or space suit and are shut in the room for the duration of the surgery. Every now and then, I run into funny little signs like this when I’m working in some hospital. Hospitals love signs. Even more than signs, they love shortening anything they can to its simplest form, even if that sign has me conjuring up bitches in my head.
And don’t even get me started on some rooms where it says ENT chair, ENT gloves, etc. And I’m trying to figure out, what kind of hospital has items reserved for the tall, woody lords of the forrest. (Meanwhile, ENT is Ear, Nose, and Throat).
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The colour of that notice board, the apparent two-section design where you can slide the one panel over the other (perhaps the opposite being “total joint not in progress”), the paint smudge and wood-gash, and the generally 1970s fabrication of that whole thing…I really hope whatever’s BEHIND that door is more modern and up-to-standard than the architecture. Or, is that what they mean by two-tier healthcare in America? Heh…no insurance? Wooden knee surgery for you!
Love it, were can i get one for my room? I once worked at a guys house that had a door bell at his bedroom door. Clasic i thought..
Then again, it’s simple, requires little maintenance, and will probably be useful for another 50 years. Not bad for efficiency.