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in reply to a message by LMS (nsi)
Kids get the wrong meds because people make assumptions about their gender based on names? Isn't there a a place on their records that records their gender? Don't they double check that stuff before handing out the pills?
There must be a lot of very sick children out there in that case, unless all medical professionals are well versed with every single culture on the face of the planet. I mean, I don't know about you, but I would be a little confused if Ling is a boy or girl, or Veslemoy or Ingegerd, just because I'm not an expert on those cultures.
There must be a lot of very sick children out there in that case, unless all medical professionals are well versed with every single culture on the face of the planet. I mean, I don't know about you, but I would be a little confused if Ling is a boy or girl, or Veslemoy or Ingegerd, just because I'm not an expert on those cultures.
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What I am saying is that it gives one more reason to mess up things. They do double check. Actually, nurses check five times. But that can't be said for all caretakers in a facility. It has happened before, and I would hate for my kids' name to add another reason to screw things up. This is especially prominent in twin sets when both twins are the same gender or one child has a typically female name the other has a typically male name (or worse yet, you can't tell the difference) in a male/female set in which each has something different than their stated gender, or worse yet when the kids have the same name spelled differently (imagine a male Phoenix and a female Phynix in a set...stuff like that happens all the time!). It all becomes a muddle. It is more common than you think.
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I get what you are saying, but I think it is a little extreme to say that a child runs the risk of being poisoned by the wrong medication because he is named Ashley instead of Benjamin or Blake rather than Jenny. You almost make it sound like the parents are purposely inviting bodily misfortune on their children because of their name choices.
Maybe I'm just getting defensive because it freaks the hell out of me.
Maybe I'm just getting defensive because it freaks the hell out of me.
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I wouldn't say they are purposefully doing it, but I do think it increases a child's risk. Choosing the name despite its risk is somewhat negligent in my opinion.
When you have twins named Kiley and Riley or even kids named Mikayla Miller and Michael Miller there is a high risk that somewhere along the line something will go wrong. It isn't as prevalent with onesies, but it happens just the same. Especially if a little girl is named something like Tyler or Dylan or a boy is named something like Ashley or Hilary. Not everyone is as careful as they should be. Mistakes exist. Thats not to say that a mistake of a different nature wouldn't occur on a Jane or a Daniel...but they definately seem to have a decreased risk.
It sounds crass, but its true. I am not just making it up to scare people, I am just telling fact. It does suck though if you really like a name to hear that about it.
When you have twins named Kiley and Riley or even kids named Mikayla Miller and Michael Miller there is a high risk that somewhere along the line something will go wrong. It isn't as prevalent with onesies, but it happens just the same. Especially if a little girl is named something like Tyler or Dylan or a boy is named something like Ashley or Hilary. Not everyone is as careful as they should be. Mistakes exist. Thats not to say that a mistake of a different nature wouldn't occur on a Jane or a Daniel...but they definately seem to have a decreased risk.
It sounds crass, but its true. I am not just making it up to scare people, I am just telling fact. It does suck though if you really like a name to hear that about it.
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Again, I see your points, especially in the case of multiples, but....I just don't think many people are aware that a name choice affects the risk of medical mistakes - therefore how can they know they are being negligent? I certainly would never, ever, EVER have worried that my child would be given the wrong meds simply because of his name, until you mentioned it.
I just don't think it's quite fair to be so judgmental about the "negligent parent" thing over a name - obviously no sane parent thinks "I am naming this child Phynix and I don't really care if she one day gets the wrong medical treatment and dies because of it". Know what I am saying?
I just don't think it's quite fair to be so judgmental about the "negligent parent" thing over a name - obviously no sane parent thinks "I am naming this child Phynix and I don't really care if she one day gets the wrong medical treatment and dies because of it". Know what I am saying?
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I know exactly what you are saying, thats why I said, "choosing the name despite its risk" in a sense that they are aware of the risks. If the person has no idea then it doesn't constitute negligence. I think as a general rule, no parent wishes trouble upon their child.
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