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AllIWantIsYourClutch · 12-11-2004, 11:16 AM

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=stor...tband_safety_1

Hospitals Cover Up LiveStrong Bracelets

Fri Dec 10, 2:02 PM ET Health - AP

TAMPA, Fla. - A hospital chain is taping over patients' LiveStrong wristbands because they are yellow — the same color as the "do not resuscitate" bands it puts on patients who do not want to be saved if their heart stops.

No mix-ups have been reported, but BayCare Health Systems officials do not want to take any chances.

The popular LiveStrong rubber bracelets are sold through the Lance Armstrong Foundation as part of the champion bicycle racer's efforts to raise money for cancer research.

"It could be confusing, particularly in the situation of a code or a cardiac arrest where people have to think very quickly," said Lisa Johnson, vice president of patient services at Morton Plant Mease Health Care, which is part of the chain. "We wouldn't want to mistake a Lance Armstrong bracelet and not resuscitate someone we're supposed to."

Hospitals use colored bracelets to quickly tell doctors, nurses and other staff special instructions for certain patients. For example, at BayCare Health hospitals purple bands mean the patient is at risk of falling; red means the patient has allergies. Not all hospitals use the same coloring system.

I thought that was funny.

theanswerman · 12-11-2004, 11:55 AM

haha wow, thats pretty funnny.

spunkygirl · 12-11-2004, 12:13 PM

I must be missing the joke what's funny about it?

Kay Scarpetta · 12-11-2004, 01:04 PM

eep! that's pretty weird

ThirteenInchEscape · 12-11-2004, 03:16 PM

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Originally posted by Lola Dane
I must be missing the joke what's funny about it?

I'm guessing the irony of the situation

EmoJoe · 12-11-2004, 03:43 PM

Ok...

Warm & Fuzzy · 12-12-2004, 03:33 PM

Didn't think it was too funny, either. Lives are at risk. But yeah, I get the irony of the situation.

LittleL828 · 02-16-2005, 06:55 PM

Funny my ass! That's horrible that people could DIE from supporting cancer! If you think that's funny you're sick! But yes, it is ironic.

MsOrange · 02-16-2005, 07:03 PM

where are the brains in the whole hosptial system? YOU CUT OFF THE DAMN LIVESTRONG BRACELETS if they're gonna cause that big of a problem. Geeze.

dawsongirl · 02-16-2005, 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted by LittleL828

Funny my ass! That's horrible that people could DIE from supporting cancer! If you think that's funny you're sick! But yes, it is ironic.

There's more than one definition of the word funny. It doesn't just mean comical, laugh my ass off.

theanswerman · 02-16-2005, 11:03 PM

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Originally Posted by ThirteenInchEscape

I'm guessing the irony of the situation

lozxl ban!

12-11-2004, 11:16 AM	#1
AllIWantIsYourClutch peaceout. Forum Icon Join Date: Aug 02, 2001 Location: Illinois. Posts: 53,424	Livestrong or DNR? http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=stor...tband_safety_1 Hospitals Cover Up LiveStrong Bracelets Fri Dec 10, 2:02 PM ET Health - AP TAMPA, Fla. - A hospital chain is taping over patients' LiveStrong wristbands because they are yellow — the same color as the "do not resuscitate" bands it puts on patients who do not want to be saved if their heart stops. No mix-ups have been reported, but BayCare Health Systems officials do not want to take any chances. The popular LiveStrong rubber bracelets are sold through the Lance Armstrong Foundation as part of the champion bicycle racer's efforts to raise money for cancer research. "It could be confusing, particularly in the situation of a code or a cardiac arrest where people have to think very quickly," said Lisa Johnson, vice president of patient services at Morton Plant Mease Health Care, which is part of the chain. "We wouldn't want to mistake a Lance Armstrong bracelet and not resuscitate someone we're supposed to." Hospitals use colored bracelets to quickly tell doctors, nurses and other staff special instructions for certain patients. For example, at BayCare Health hospitals purple bands mean the patient is at risk of falling; red means the patient has allergies. Not all hospitals use the same coloring system. I thought that was funny.

12-11-2004, 11:55 AM	#2
theanswerman OMGWTFLOLZ Senior Member Join Date: Jun 04, 2003 Location: i lurve you! (israel) Posts: 2,636	haha wow, thats pretty funnny.
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12-11-2004, 01:04 PM	#4
Kay Scarpetta Defy Gravity 8.26.05 Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 04, 2001 Location: La Vie Boheme Posts: 28,013	eep! that's pretty weird
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12-11-2004, 03:43 PM	#6
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12-12-2004, 03:33 PM	#7
Warm & Fuzzy Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Feb 02, 2001 Posts: 10,254	Didn't think it was too funny, either. Lives are at risk. But yeah, I get the irony of the situation.
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12-11-2004, 12:13 PM	#3
spunkygirl Member Moderator Forum Celebrity Join Date: Apr 26, 2003 Posts: 21,563	I must be missing the joke what's funny about it?

02-16-2005, 06:55 PM	#8
LittleL828 You know I will Occasional Poster Join Date: Nov 09, 2004 Location: Connceticut Posts: 48	Funny my ass! That's horrible that people could DIE from supporting cancer! If you think that's funny you're sick! But yes, it is ironic.
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02-16-2005, 07:03 PM	#9
MsOrange Bringin' Sexy Back Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 27, 2004 Posts: 6,133	where are the brains in the whole hosptial system? YOU CUT OFF THE DAMN LIVESTRONG BRACELETS if they're gonna cause that big of a problem. Geeze.