Re: Wound care question
From: Su (._at_hotmail.com)
Date: 01/28/05
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Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2005 10:31:36 -0600
If the doctor says, "The wound was steri-stripped ..." I think it's better
to type "Steri-Strips were applied to the wound .."
"14tonks" <mail.2.14tonks@recursor.net> wrote in message
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> You are right, Laura. If you turn the noun into a verb by back formation,
> then you are no longer using the brand name. Sorry, I wasn't looking at
> your original post when I replied to Barbara's, and didn't realize you had
> used a verb form derived from the name. Technically you aren't supposed
> to
> do that with brand names, of course, but if you do, then it loses the
> caps.
> (And we know how much good it does to tell doctors to stop coining words.)
> --
>
> Sheila
> To reply to me, add the prefix real. to my address.
>
> "Laura Gibson" <transpec3@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:A4Wdne2ydKmHzGfcRVn-hw@comcast.com...
>> Learn something new everyday. I was taught that it was "Steri-Strip" but
> not
>> Steri-Stripped. I was told it should be steri-stripped.
>>
>> Laura
>>
>> "14tonks" <mail.2.14tonks@recursor.net> wrote in message
>> news:35u1bmF4ml6fuU1@individual.net...
>> > Ah, well, that's one of those dictation issues for which the
>> responsibility
>> > is on the doctor's head. If he dictates Steri-Strips, he gets the
>> > trademark.. If he doesn't want the capped brand name, he needs to say
>> > adhesive strips.
>> > --
>> >
>> > Sheila
>> > To reply to me, add the prefix real. to my address.
>> >
>> > "Eliyahu Rooff" <lrooff1@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> > news:G6kKd.328$2p7.95@fe06.lga...
>> > > The problem I'd see is if the docs were using some other brand and
>> > > referring to them generically, in which case it might be erroneous to
>> > > use caps in such a way as to suggest a the 3M brand if he wasn't.
> Looks
>> > > like a catch-22 there, since you don't want to dilute the brand name
>> > > unfairly, but also don't want to suggest that it was a 3M product if
> it
>> > > wasn't.
>> > >
>> > > Eliyahu
>> > >
>> > > "14tonks" <mail.2.14tonks@recursor.net> wrote in message
>> > > news:35tug2F4rr2jgU1@individual.net...
>> > > >I agree, Barb. Steri-Strips hasn't been turned into a generic term
>> > > >yet,
>> > > > although it may get there eventually. When made by other
> manufacturers
>> > > > than
>> > > > 3M they are wound closure strips or adhesive closure strips.
>> > > > --
>> > > >
>> > > > Sheila
>> > > > To reply to me, add the prefix real. to my address.
>> > > >
>> > > > "Barbara Carlson" <bbcarlson@snappydsl.net> wrote in message
>> > > > news:25-dnaE7ApJnImTcRVn-hQ@snappydsl.net...
>> > > >> My ortho book (Stedman's) gives it clearly as Steri-Strips. It
>> > > >> is
> a
>> > > > brand
>> > > >> name. The "copies" are not officially called Steri-Strips.
>> > > >> Originally I
>> > > >> saw it as SteriStrip without the hyphen, but I don't know where I
> got
>> > > >> that.and I cannot find it now. Google it, and it is Steri-Strip.
>> > > >>
>> > > >> Barb C.
>> > > >> "Just me" <please@dont.com> wrote in message
>> > > >> news:VuOdnaV0ML8QOWTcRVn-sQ@comcast.com...
>> > > >> > hate to be picky, but they weren't "SteriStripped." It should
>> > > >> > be
>> > > >> > "steri-stripped."
>> > > >> >
>> > > >> >
>> > > >> > "Barbara Carlson" <bbcarlson@snappydsl.net> wrote in message
>> > > >> > news:cqKdnVuacIJMQnTcRVn-jA@snappydsl.net...
>> > > >> >> Standard phrase of 2 different docs I do is, "Staples were
>> > > >> >> removed,
>> > > >> >> wound was SteriStripped." I would guess he meant something
>> > > >> >> like
>> > > >> >> that--Staples were changed for SteriStrips, perhaps and he just
>> > > >> >> screwed
>> > > >> >> it up to staples were changed!
>> > > >> >>
>> > > >> >> Barb C.
>> > > >> >>
>> > > >> >> "Susan Mitchell" <medlawtrans@comcast.net> wrote in message
>> > > >> >> news:AoOdnSUvEaIUPnTcRVn-iQ@comcast.com...
>> > > >> >>> That's what I was going to say. Staples were removed.
>> > > >> >>>
>> > > >> >>> --
>> > > >> >>> Sue -- Firefighter mom -- Still Rabid UW Dawg Fan!
>> > > >> >>> (to reply send to medlawtrans@comcast.net)
>> > > >> >>> "RaeMorrill" <raemorrill@aol.com.com> wrote in message
>> > > >> >>> news:20050115175147.12925.00000009@mb-m11.aol.com...
>> > > >> >>>> >Her wounds are healing well. Staples are changed. X-rays
>> > > >> >>>>
>> > > >> >>>> >>
>> > > >> >>>>
>> > > >> >>>> You're right, not much to go on. I can't imagine they'd
>> > > >> >>>> change
>> > > > staples
>> > > >> >>> anymore
>> > > >> >>>> than they would sutures. I think I'd just flag it somehow
> asking
>> > > >> >>> verification
>> > > >> >>>> for the staples. Seems like it would make more sense to say
>> > > >> >>>> dressings
>> > > >> >>>> or
>> > > >> >>>> bandages. Can you determine how long postop? Could he have
> meant
>> > > >> >>>> removed?
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