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I have received a bunch of emails recently asking about this "Hammock Thing" basically wondering why I hammock camp and what does it really involve.
Last summer I shot a video that answered some of those questions, so I thought I would drop it here on the blog from my YouTube channel.
The basics, kind of an extension of the post I did the other day on the Big 3. The hammock set up takes care of two of the three, the shelter and the sleep system. The third element would be my Pack, the hammock set up saves a lot of weight and space in my pack.
I have to be honest with you. One of the main reasons I love the hammock camping set up is all the tweaking and playing around with the set up. I suppose you don't have to mess around with it. The system is great out of the box, but it is so fun to try new things and learn more about the system.
For example, I am currently trying out different ways to do a "Pole Mod" on my tarp, This is will be an alternate way of using the pull outs on the sides of my Warbonnet Super Fly Tarp. I will keep you posted on how that goes. I just got the poles yesterday, now it's time to fiddle with it and try different techniques and set ups. I'll let you know how it ends up.
So check out this video, let me know what you think and please feel free to ask all the questions you would like. I love to talk about hammocks and hammock camping.
I hope this video showed you a little about hammock camping and the hammock set up. If you are interested, let me know. If you already hammock camp, let me know that too.
Leave a comment, I love to know what you think.
Have a Great Scouting Day!
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I have received a bunch of emails recently asking about this "Hammock Thing" basically wondering why I hammock camp and what does it really involve.
5 Reason's I Hammock Camp
This last weekend I got to hang out with some great Scouters at our Lodge's Rendezvous. A few years back a few of the guys became interested in my hammock set up, which I use every camp out. Slowly the interest became more hammock campers. This year there were about 5 or 6 hammock set ups that I knew of and it seems that the interest is growing more and more each year.
We got to talking about our hammock set ups and as we discussed this fantastic way of camping there were a few people who had lots of questions. We all had our tips, tricks, and way we do it, but most of it was common.
Some one asked why? Why hammock camp, after all, what's wrong with tents? So it got me to thinking about why I hammock camp.
Here are the top 5 reason's I am a hammock camper.
1. Comfort. In a hammock I wake up rested and no sore body parts. When you are laying in the hammock you have no pressure points. Hips, Shoulders, and Back are all suspended in nylon. Without the pressure points I find I don't toss and turn and wake up well rested.
Using the under quilt and top quilt is warm and comfortable and easy to get in and out of. Nylon and Down wrap around me and I feel snug as a bug when I am sleeping.
2. Easy set up and take down. I like how easy it is to set up my system. The tarp goes up quick and my hammock is just a matter of two straps and buckles. I can set up in a driving rain and keep everything dry. The same goes for take down. I can stand up under the tarp and pack my gear, take down the hammock and keep everything clean and dry. Because all of the components of my system are in stuff sacks, everything is easy to unpack and pack.
3. Leave No Trace. I am a big fan of leave no trace methods and work to practice them no matter when and where I camp. Hammocks can be set up places where tents cannot comfortably go, as long as there are trees. Because I am hanging above the ground I am not leaving the impact that a tent does on the ground, nor am I restricted to tent platforms or designated tent sites. Since I am not on the ground, I do not need to clear the area of rocks twigs and other debris that show I was there. Tree straps are tree friendly. They do not damage the trees and the weight is distributed so as not to hurt the trees. If there is a concern about softer bark, I use the Philmont method of wrapping rope for bear bags in the I insert twigs around the straps to reduce the impact if there would be some.
Because most, not all, but most hammock campers practice light weight backpacking practices, I am reducing my foot print in gear and how I camp and think about LNT all the time.
4. The Gear. The nature of hammock gear is light and small. Everything from the hammock to the tarp fits in small sacks and does not take up a lot of space in my pack. The quilts are light and compress real small. I never will be an Ultra light backpacker. It's just not something that I am willing to dedicate too much thought and energy to doing, but I am dedicated to being a light weight backpacker and the hammock set up really allows for that. Along with the hammock, tarp, and quilts, hammock campers typically look at lighter solutions to camping. Stoves, cook kits, and the other items that fill the pack are looked at carefully for its functionality, purpose, and size and weight. Becoming a hammock camper got me into tinkering with gear and finding the "perfect solution" for my backpack. This has been super fun for me.
5. Hang anywhere. I have found that I can hang pretty much anywhere. I have hung my hammock inside of shelters, off of rocks, and of course between tress. There never seems to be a place that I can not hang my hammock (except at Philmont). I do not have to be uncomfortable camping in the hammock. I noticed that as I started getting older that I started having a harder time sleeping on the ground. Even on a cot at the National Jamboree I tossed and turned. The weather, the temperatures, and the terrain are no longer obstacles in camping. I can hang anywhere in my hammock set up.
Well there are 5 reason's that I love hammock camping. I am sure that I could list a few more, but it really comes down to comfort and fun. I always encourage our Scouts to try new things and when they find that they like it, it adds to the adventure of Scouting.
I can say this… once you go to the hammock, it is hard to go back to the ground. But Hike your Own Hike and do what you like. I am a hammock guy and love it.
Have any questions feel free to ask, leave a comment.
Have a Great Scouting Day!
Staying warm in your Hammock
I had a fun discussion this weekend with a reader of the blog that is interested, but not sold on the whole hammock camping thing. We were talking about when I camp in my hammock. The answer is all the time, every month in every season. So the question was, "so how do you stay warm in the hammock?"
There are many ways to keep warm while having a great nights sleep in the hammock. I use a Top Quilt and an Under Quilt.
It's science. You see, when you lay in a sleeping bag on a pad (or in a hammock) you crush the fibers or the down that is creating loft that keeps you warm. Down feathers and synthetic fibers must have air pockets to allow for the warm air to become trapped and create warmth.
The quilts made for hammocks are designed to create the most insulation. They are constructed with a nylon shell filled with either down or synthetic materials. The Under quilt hangs below and on the outside of the hammock. When you lay in the hammock, you are surrounded by the underquilt and none of the material is compressed. Because the hammock is made of nylon also and as such is a breathable material the body generates heat and fills the insulation keeping you warm underneath. If you are worried about wind robbing your quilt of the "R" value, Underquilt cover is hung below the quilt and snugged up to the quilt to protect it from wind, rain, snow, or other heat stealing agents.
The top quilt is basically a blanket with a foot box. It is easy to get in and out of and coupled with the under quilt provides comfort and warmth.
For added warmth, a sleeping bag liner can be added.
A good under quilt and top quilt will cost you about $550, but because there is no wear on them, they last a long time, if you take care of them.
If you don't want to spend that kind of money, there are other options that will keep you just as warm.
A regular sleeping bag works just fine. It is a heavier option and is a little harder to get in and out of, but you can stay just as warm.
Use a closed cell foam pad in the hammock to provide insulation and take away what hammock campers call CBS or Cold Butt syndrome. Your self inflating pad will work also, just don't fill it all the way. The CCF pad works much better though. Air on air is not great insulation.
Reflectix pads or a sheet of reflectix material or emergency blanket works real well to provide a great heat source. Reflective materials or reflectix will bounce 70% of your body heat back at you. That's pretty good for the size and weight of the materials.
Once you have the gear, the rest is up to how you sleep. In the winter, I will sleep in Poly Pro long underwear and a beanie cap. When it's really cold I will wear down booties on my feet. I have also placed my down puffy jacket over the hammock and zip it up creating a foot pocket.
I try to keep my load down, so I use clothing that I already have in my pack.
A tarp is a must to keep the elements off of your hammock and you. A tarp pitched in a tight "A" frame is roomy and provides great protection from the elements.
As we prepare for our winter camping this season, I will post some video to illustrate my winter set up.
As you can imagine, I love to talk about gear, hammock camping, and being out in the woods, so I was thrilled this weekend when the questions started coming.
Hope that helped you get a better picture of how to stay warm in your hammock.
Have a Great Scouting Day!
Water Purification System
In this video I demonstrate the way that I carry and purify my water.
Water is an essential part of backpacking, and in the discussion of hammock camping systems this becomes a large part of how we camp and the gear we use within the system.
My philosophy is to keep everything simple. This water filtering method is just that.
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A couple much needed days
Just got home from a couple much needed days on the Pacific Crest Trail. My buddy Mark and I hit the trail on Sunday for a few days of lolly gagging south bound from Timberline Lodge down to Frog Lake.
Here is the video I shot.
I also shot some video on hammock stuff that I will be posting in the very near future.
Have a Great Scouting Day!
Hammocks in Scouting
It seems as though there has been a lot of talk about hammock camping in the Scouting community lately. And boy does that make me happy.
I have been a hammock camper now since 2010 when I got turned on to the most comfortable way to camp at the National Jamboree at Ft. A.P. Hill. Hennessy Hammocks had a cool display set up and even gave hammocks to a troop to camp in at the Jambo. I thought it was a cool idea and decided to take one for a test ride. 2 days after I got home from Jamboree, I ordered my first hammock and besides our trek at Philmont I have not slept a night on the ground.
Hammock camping is much more than just sleeping in a hammock, it becomes a method or style of camping. As different as car camping and backpacking, hammock camping requires a skill set that is different than setting up a tent. Hammock camping requires the camper to have the skills to select a camp site, develop gear, and in most cases evaluate what is in the pack and how the items in the pack are deployed.
Now, hammock campers are not always backpackers, and they are not always looking for ways to lighten up the load, but what I have found is that some of it goes hand in hand. Recently on the Hammock Forums there was a poll conducted to survey the average age of hammock campers. The survey was obviously not scientific and did not ask what style of camping the participants use.. I found it interesting that on the forum anyway, that the average age was between 40 and 49 years old. Now in my opinion that age group is due to a few things. First, folks in that age group need lighter gear in their packs. This is the case with me. Knees getting older, the want to stay out in the woods, and in our Scouting world, keep up with the youngster. The hammock set up is lighter. Second, the hammock gear is such that it can be a little more expensive or requires some degree of Do it yourself. This age group seems to have both the funds and time and patients for the DIY projects.
So what does this have to do with Hammock camping in Scouting? Well, here is how I see it. In our troop since we focus on the backpacking style of camping, introducing hammocks to Scouts is a sure fire way to get them to like their time on the trail. The hammock set up as I stated is lighter. So, if the pack is lighter they have a better time hiking. Skills. Again, like I said there are certain skills that most hammock campers develop. Now, before I go on, yes you can get a Hennessy hammock complete with tarp that is out of the bag ready to use. But most hammock campers tweek, modify, and set up their gear to meet their specific needs, wants, and style of camping. This is a great opportunity to really get your Scouts into planning, adjusting, and thinking about the gear they take, carry, and use. It is a way to get the Scouts to really take a close look at their set up and make it their own. With that they take pride in their gear, take care of it… and oh yeah.. use it more.
Last weekend I went to the PCT trail days event. I got to talking to a vendor there that represented the American Long Distance Hiking Association. Our conversation led us to Philmont. When I brought up the magical backpacker heaven his eye lit up and he shared that his trip to Philmont as Scout propelled him to a life long interest and love of backpacking. 2 years after trekking through the Sange De Cristo mountains he hiked the AT. We got to talking about gear and that he spends a great of his time speaking to Scout troops about light gear and getting out on the trail.
So again, what does this all have to do with getting Scouts into hammock camping.? It's different. There are so many Scouters that believe that the only way to camp is with Patrol boxes, cleaning stations, and big tents. The transition to backpacking and looking at lighter alternatives is a new trend that will take Scouting some time to catch up.
A step in the right direction is the Leave No Trace program. A program that supports hammock camping as a great alternative to reduce our impact. I'll talk more about that in another post. But since the BSA embraces LNT, hammock camping is a nice way to promote it. How and why… well, once again it comes down to the gear and how we use it. Teaching our Scouts to use their gear to reduce impact, lighten their loads to have a better time on the trail and develop a love of camping and mastering their ability built the set up that works for them. That pride in ownership will keep them interested in the outdoors and Scouting. We have already seen this excitement in the Scouts of our Troop that have found interest in getting away from the conventional methods of camping and moving to tarps and hammocks or bivy's . Once a small group start in, it becomes a point of interest and then more want to try it.
There is a lot of talk about hammock camping in Scouting right now. Maybe this talk will lead to Scouting fully embracing the hammock camping style and making it part of the norm.
Over the next couple posts I am going to discuss hammock camping in depth. But here is a great start. There is a guy on the hammock forums that put this all together and I love it. It is a great way to get started in hammock camping and teaching it to Scouts. MERIT BADGE
Check it out and let me know what you think.
Have a Great Scouting day!
The Ultimate Hang Book Review
Derek Hansen, Scoutmaster, lightweight backpacker, and as his website says "hammock enthusiast", recently sent me a copy of his book "The Ultimate Hang". It is an illustrated guide to hammock camping and a book that even the most experienced hammock camper or backpacker should have on their shelf.
I read the book, skimming through some parts and diving into others in a weekend. It is an easy read and Derek has made learning more about hammock camping fun and simple through great illustrations.
I started hammock camping after the 2010 National Scout Jamboree where Hennessey Hammocks had a cool display. What first caught my eye was the affiliation that the hammock campers have with Leave No Trace. Even at the National Jamboree the Hammock display was set up next to the Leave No Trace organizations (LNT.org) display and activity center. I had just finished the Leave No Trace trainer course and so pairing the two was a natural fit. I wish I would have had "The Ultimate Hang" when I started gearing up for hammock camping. Starting on page 34 Derek covers the principles of leave no trace. Perfect!
The book takes the novice and experienced camper step by step to ensure a great hammock camping experience. Now, it won't say that in the book, but take it from me. If you do the things in the book, picking a choosing the gear that meets your needs and the set up that you are comfortable with, you will have a great experience.
That brings me to gear. Derek does not tell you what you should have. He demonstrates it all in this book. From whoopie slings to webbing and buckles. Bridge style hammocks to the "Bat hammock" he shows it all and lets the reader decide what he or she would be most comfortable in.
Even if you are not a hammock camper, there is something in this book for you. How to select a good camp site. The "Bearmuda Triangle" and an extensive discussion on tarps.
The book is interactive with QR codes that lead to web sites for more information.
Over all I find that this book is a great resource and a must have certainly for hammock campers, but for backpackers alike.
I highly recommend this book. You can order the book at The Ultimate Hang.com. At the website you can also get some fantastic advice, ideas, and thoughts on backpacking in the blog section. You need to check this out.
Have a Great Scouting Day!
Sunday Coffee 2-10
A bit late in the day to get the post out. We just got home from our Annual Red and Green Dinner/ Court of Honor with the Troop. It is always wonderful to recognize the hard work and accomplishments of our Scouts. We had a great surprise in the middle of the Court of Honor, my Son, John called from Ft. Benning. He is doing well and had the opportunity to make a call. It seems like we have not heard from him in a while, so it was really great to hear his voice.
This morning, my wife and I did some running around in preparation for the Court of Honor and so while we were out, I recorded today's Sunday Mornin' coffee.
Caution.. I may get a bit political… not to much, but enough to give a warning. At the end of the day it comes down to character and how we grow that character.
Enjoy the video. Next week… Gear talk and lots of it.
Have a Great Scouting Day!
Scouting Lighter
Yesterday I stumbled upon a great You Tube Channel. It;s called Scouting lighter. From what I gather, this Scouter put this together as part of his Wood Badge Ticket. So +2 for this fella! A backpacker and Wood Badger!! WhooHoo!
Anyway.. I found his You Tube channel full of really great information. I picked out this one video in particular because it really explains what we are trying to do in our Troop and more to the point what I am doing with my gear.
Enjoy, and I highly encourage you… Nay Demand.. .that you subscribe to his channel!
Have a Great Scouting Day!
Sunday Mornin' Coffee 1-27
Well, I had a great night out in the hammock 'testing' out some new gear that I finally received from Christmas orders.
The Hammock Gear Under Quilt is fantastic!!! Now I wish I would have got one years ago.
Anyway.. enjoy the video. The first part of the video can be found here.
Have a Great Scouting Day!


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Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple just sent out this release on welfare fraud arrests made this month.
Albany County fraud arrests
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Bryan, please contact the resident who was eating out of a birdfeeder and see if you can put him in touch with a social worker to get him some help. Thank goodness he saved the South End from the bear!
AMAZING. Keep 'em coming ACSD!
make them pay back the money, what ever happened to the woman from colonie who had the smirk on her face that ripped off the county, hopefully she went to jail and had to repay the stolen money
suzanne it was the bear eating out of the bird feeder though the way it was written i can see how you thought it was the resident .
off a bit on this but how come someone working for the state (story of maintainance who is suspecting of stealing from an office )lives in public housing? surely he makes to much money? it annoys me when this happens as so many people struggle and can't get any help when truly needed.
As a taxpayer I applaud the efforts of those who were involved in the arrests.
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I guess the Paid version of DropBox would have the features I suggested, if not, DropBox will need to convince people like me that they care about security as much as the convenience to end users.
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1. Crash the boards: Against a much smaller Long Island team, the Tar Heels looked at times like a father tipping the ball away from his young son. North Carolina's big men have the size and ability to kill a team on the offensive boards, so the Huskies will have to work to limit the Tar Heels' scoring opportunities.
2. Rattle the freshman: Kendall Marshall, UNC's freshman point guard, struggled to beat pressure in the ACC tournament earlier this month. While the Tar Heels did a much better job against Long Island's full-court press, it's an area the Huskies could try to exploit today.
3. Run, run, run: Both teams prefer to get up and down the court, but the Huskies might have a slight advantage in this one. If UW mixes in a smaller lineup that includes Justin Holiday at the four and just one big man, the Huskies might be able to wear down a bigger UNC team.
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In the past month, stringy-but-stringent University of Washington senior Justin Holiday has shut down UCLA swingman Tyler Honeycutt, banged with beefy USC big man Nikola Vucevic and scratched and clawed to stay in front of 6-foot-10, 265-pound Georgia star Trey Thompkins.
Today, the 6-6 Holiday may as well be facing all three of them.
When the Huskies return to the court for a third-round game of the NCAA tournament, they'll be facing one of the most formidable frontlines in college basketball. North Carolina boasts a rising star in freshman small forward Harrison Barnes, a 7-foot behemoth in Tyler Zeller, and a 6-foot-10 shot-blocking prodigy named John Henson.
College basketball fans and NBA scouts know all three players well, and — just in case — the trio reminded people of their potential by combining for 84 points and 36 rebounds in Friday's win over Long Island.
"That's as good a frontline as there is in the country," said Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski, whose Blue Devils faced the trio three times this season. "And (North Carolina coach) Roy (Williams) does a great job of using them."
The Huskies, who had 68 points and 29 rebounds as a team in Friday's win over Georgia, know all too well what kind of a challenge Carolina's big men present.
"We've got to make sure we're real focused," Holiday said. "It's got to be all of us making sure we're stopping those three guys, or at least slowing them down."
Unlike the Long Island team that didn't play anyone taller than 6-7 Friday night, the Huskies have some "bigs" that can match up — height-wise, anyway — with the Tar Heels.
In 6-9 Matthew Bryan-Amaning, 6-8 Darnell Gant and 7-footer Aziz N'Diaye, all of whom have started at times this season, the Huskies have some length at their disposal.
"Washington's got some great bigs, and we're going to have to work a lot harder against them to be able to do things," said Zeller, a 7-foot junior who joins Henson and Barnes as projected first-round NBA picks over the next two drafts. "They can block shots and change shots, and it will be more of a struggle."
But the key to UW's success may well be the 6-6, 185-pound Holiday.
While the senior is going to start off guarding Barnes, he could be called upon in the event that Henson and/or Zeller are taking it to the UW big men. And Holiday said he'll be ready.
"It's something I'm comfortable with now," said Holiday, who could also see time at power forward if the fast-paced Huskies try to out-run North Carolina today. "It's something that gives our team a little different look and creates mismatches.
"It might seem weird to some people who look at my frame and don't think I'd be able to do it, but I'm just trying to help my team. So that's what I do."
By all accounts, Holiday will open against the 6-8, 210-pound Barnes. The UNC freshman can score like Arizona All-America candidate Derrick Williams — another player against whom Holiday saw time this season — but has more of an inside-outside game. Barnes hit just under 34 percent of his 3-point shots and had a season-high 40 points in a win over Clemson 2 ½ weeks ago.
But the guys in the UNC paint are just as important. Zeller and Henson combined for 60 points in the Tar Heels' win on Friday night.
"The Carolina bigs, they're more explosive than the Pac-10 bigs like Vucevic and (UCLA's) Josh Smith," said the 260-pound N'Diaye, who was in junior college last spring when the Huskies got overpowered by a bigger West Virginia team in the Sweet 16. "They're more explosive than any bigs we've seen. But we're going to do the best we can and try our best to slow them down."
It's a challenge that the Huskies' big men embrace.
"We're real eager," said Gant, who made only his second start since Dec. 11 in Friday's win over Georgia. "You always want to play in games like this.
"You look at them, and they're the best bigs that were recruited. When you were getting recruited, you felt like you were one of the best, and you got overlooked by schools like this. That's why you want to play in these kinds of games."
Matching size has been the common thread to North Carolina's few losses this season. In six of their seven defeats, the Tar Heels have faced a starting lineup that included at least one player 6-10 or taller — something that could make a good case for UW starting N'Diaye over Gant in today's game.
Duke big man Miles Plumlee, a 6-10 junior, said part of the key to facing North Carolina's big men is keeping an eye on their release when opponents' shots go up. Zeller and Henson have both been known to create fast-break opportunities by getting up the floor while the other corrals a rebound.
"The talk you have to have (as defenders) in transition, not letting them get layups and still (rebound with them), it takes a lot of practice to get used to that," Plumlee said Saturday.
The Huskies have had only one practice day, but it won't take a lot of time in the film room or staring at the chalkboard to figure out what the key to today's game will be.
If UW is going to stay with the Tar Heels, the Huskies can't allow one of the nation's best frontcourts to combine for 80-something points and 30-something rebounds.
"If we shut those guys down," Holiday said, "we have a pretty good chance of winning."
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22 October 2013 11:50 AM
In a nutshell.
That humans, by our actions, are changing the climate, at a rate and magnitude that has the real potential to be disasterous to our wellbeing, especially in regard to land, water, and food supply issues; and that it would be in our interests to create as healthy an environment as possible.
I am naturally skeptical so I note that the loudest voices against the overwhelming scientific consensus come from either
A) Non-experts
B) Those with vested monetary interest in polluting industries and technologies
22 October 2013 12:25 PM
Anyone who bases their life choices on a belief in scientific facts, should read this.
22 October 2013 01:05 PM
I did say, "...They are facts, in as much as any description of a phenomena based on evidence can be called a fact; and remain facts until there is stonger contrary evidence."
We all live our lives based on the acceptance of scientific facts. We accept that the electricity we require will get to our consumer units; we accept that our computers and internet access will work; our medical techniques work. We may not care how it works, or understand.
As an engineer you DO base your life choices on scientific facts and use the fruits of scientific research everyday. I hope you accept that the engineering solutions you provide work to a satisfactory level - i.e. the scientific principles they are based on are true, at least to a level and accuracy that is acceptable to provide working engineering solutions.
One alternative is to not accept any evidence and rely on personal incredulity.
Edited: 22 October 2013 at 07:27 PM by Zuiko
22 October 2013 01:38 PM
I'm with cookers on this.
Engineers have to understand and know all the potential modes of failure before we can hope to build something that doesn't unexpectedly fail.
Having studied mechanical engineering, geophysics and atmospheric physics, I am not convinced Climate Scientists have found all their potential modes of failure yet.
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22 October 2013 03:47 PM
"That humans, by our actions, are changing the climate, at a rate and magnitude that has the real potential to be disasterous to our wellbeing, especially in regard to land, water, and food supply issues; and that it would be in our interests to create as healthy an environment as possible."
Sounds more like a belief than a fact.
I am totally in agreement with " that it would be in our interests to create as healthy an environment as possible", but if mans influence is not as big as the IPCC would like us to beleive then we should be looking at preparation/mitigation for the inevitible as we climb out of the current ice age and await the next one.
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22 October 2013 06:46 PM
Do we ? - I've worked on plenty of systems that would unexpectedly fail if you flew a fully fuelled 747 into it, or attacked it with a main battle tank - and some of those systems could be described as high hazard.
I think what we actually need to know are the credible modes of failure rather than all the modes of failure, and perhaps more importantly, the impact of the failure (unexpected or otherwise).
Let the wind blow you, across a big floor.
22 October 2013 07:07 PM
Out of the immensity of your learning can you guarantee thAat as engineers we either understand or know... " all the potential modes of failure before we can hope to build something that doesn't unexpectedly fail".
If you pretend to be an engineer and you must at least be practical in your outlook - iTt is not possible to deal either on the spot or in advance with... "Something that doesn't unexpectedly fail". How on earth can anyone anticipate the unexpected !
This was once encapsulated by one much greater than I as a "terminological inexactitude".
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22 October 2013 07:19 PM
"That humans, by our actions, are changing the climate, at a rate and magnitude that has the real potential to be disasterous to our wellbeing, especially in regard to land, water, and food supply issues; and that it would be in our interests to create as healthy an environment as possible."
Sounds more like a belief than a fact.
We, in maritime Britain, may not feel the effects of a changing climate.
But it is a fact that billons of people now live in highly environmentally stressed conditions. Billions rely on glacier melt for drinking water and favourable (but chaotic) weather for food. It will only take a slight deterioration in conditions for these people to be tipped into a completely inhospitable environment. These people will then naturally feel compelled to move to more hospitable climes.
This is not a belief. It is what happens when you are thirsty or hungry.
Edited: 22 October 2013 at 07:36 PM by Zuiko
22 October 2013 07:22 PM
Having studied mechanical engineering, geophysics and atmospheric physics, I am not convinced Climate Scientists have found all their potential modes of failure yet.
James Arathoon
And I'm convinced that the overwhelming scientific consensus amongst people that spend their lives investigating such things is more on the money than us here on a internet forum.
22 October 2013 07:34 PM
Engineers have to understand and know all the potential modes of failure before we can hope to build something that doesn't unexpectedly fail.
That is absolutely not the case.
Everything that is built is built to a specification that depends on acceptable failure. For example, if a jumbo-jet was built to be fail-safe it would be too heavy to get off the ground.
In every case, it is impossible, in Donald Rumsfeld's immortal words to know what the unknown unknowns are.
23 October 2013 08:34 AM
"We, in maritime Britain, may not feel the effects of a changing climate"
I don't live in Britain and may therefore have a different perspective.
You still haven't given me what you fell is factual about man-made climate change. I agree as I have said many times before that the climate has changed, is changing and will almost certainly continue to change. I also agree that the actions of man must have some effect, but I don't currently believe we can quantify this. There is no scientific consensus on what triggers an ice age and what prompts the next warming cycle. How can there be consensus on man's influence when we don't understand the other influences?
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23 October 2013 10:14 AM
Engineers have to understand and know all the potential modes of failure before we can hope to build something that doesn't unexpectedly fail.
That is absolutely not the case.
Everything that is built is built to a specification that depends on acceptable failure. For example, if a jumbo-jet was built to be fail-safe it would be too heavy to get off the ground.
In every case, it is impossible, in Donald Rumsfeld's immortal words to know what the unknown unknowns are.
I was specifically talking about "unexpected failures" and to ideals we can very rarely if ever attain. I agree that this can never normally be attained in practice, and that we need to put some thought into what happens if they fail in ways we are not expecting.
Since you mention aircraft, I was talking last night to some people about whether or not it is possible in aircraft to have back up indications of air speed if the pitot tubes ice up, or fail for some other reason. If there are potential failure modes that are associated with not getting the right measured data to the pilot then I suggest that they are unacceptable failure modes, if this is likely to significantly increase the likelihood of a crash.
What is "acceptable failure" in terms of climate models assuming there still exist important "known unknowns" and "unknown unknowns" that may cause global climate models to fail in what they predict on various different timescales?
The "known unknowns" and "unknown unknowns" in terms of climate models will be physical or biological processes which we are currently ignorant of, leave out because we believe their effect is small on all timescales or because they are parameterized wrongly in the models.
The fact that climate models cannot be used to predict climate change at the regional level or even at the hemispherical level must also be taken into account. In that sense they are unphysical, and presumably much simpler models would give the same results they achieve.
If all you can do is predict outputs related to global mean temperature and global mean precipitation then sure much simpler non-physical models will suffice.
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23 October 2013 02:07 PM
That's the argument from personal incredulity.
It's seen in other fields : we don't fully understand the exact details of speciation therefore evolution is a myth etc.
It's the case that as the understanding of science moves further away from "the man in the street"; the more difficult it is for us to believe what the experts are telling us.
Climate change science is so utterly complex, covering virtually every aspect of natural science, it is impossible for laymen to question and investigate observations. I certainly can't do it, anymore than I can question the wisdom of a brain surgeon. If the technques and skills required to investigate a science take decades to learn and understand we have to leave it to the expertise of others.
So if you ask what is a fact. I believe the accumulated consensus of experts on this more than I believe you.
Please take no offense in that: I would beleive the opinion of my partner in medical diagnosis over your opinion too, even though you may well have valid personal experience. That's because she is a medical expert and studied and practices medicine and you are not and do not.
When the consensus changes, be it in climate science or medicine or engineering, I will go with the evidence.
23 October 2013 03:33 PM
"Please take no offense in that:"
Absolutely none taken. I am not actually trying to change your views I am trying to gain all the information and understanding I can to see if I need to change mine. When you said you had factual evidence I wanted to see what it was and if I could use it, however from your last post it is belief in the current IPCC consensus.
I tend to take the view that if someone says that a concept is too difficult to explain they probably don't fully understand it themselves (much as Ken Green has been saying in the SMP thread).
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23 October 2013 03:59 PM
You are right: I don't understand it.
That's the point.
I don't understand the human immune system, but I can take on some sort of authority that a medical doctor does; and they have done the study for me; and they can offer me their expert advice.
It is impossible to go through life having to understand everything. Even as engineers we only know a the tiniest fraction of our own specialist field and accept the accumulated wisdom of experts. The jokes about the engineer relying on the handbook and rules of thumb is true.
It would be impossible to function if we doubted all scientific knowledge before we fully understood it ourselves.
Regarding the explanation, I think the scientists HAVE explained it in simple terms: that human activity is increasing the amount of CO2 in the air, at a rate which is unprecedented, and which is leading to climate change.
23 October 2013 08:06 PM
You quite rightly ask "why don't you believe the climate scientists?" and that is a fair question. I used to believe them, but now don't, an interesting journey psychologically as well as scientifically. How did this happen?
You may be right that my eyes are blinded by cynicism and doubt, but I don't think the experts are right in this instance, so I can only go on my own experience and say what I think.
You are rather harsh on amateur scientists in this field, I always have had a high regard for "trainspotters", they do know an awful lot and their views come without any self interest or political baggage.
I used to have a daily long rail commute to London, and by habit used to sit in the seat next to the railwayman whose unfortunate duty was to write the West Coast main line timetable, a complex task with many variables and interdependencies. He was an amusing and interesting fellow whose tales made the long journey appear quicker that it often was.
He stated that he got his best ideas on efficient timetabling from the guys with Anoraks at the end of the platforms, he could rely on them to say what was going on and why things got delayed etc without fear or favour. He could not ask his own organisation of experts for such information as all he would be told was the corporate message, the message the management wanted to hear.
23 October 2013 08:16 PM
You may be right that my eyes are blinded by cynicism and doubt, but I don't think the experts are right in this instance, so I can only go on my own experience and say what I think.
Evidence trumps personal experience.
If you think the evidence is wrong (and it may be) then you must produce compelling counter evidence; not merely personal experience.
Climate change is a field that is being studied by literally hundreds of thousands of scientists and not just those studying the weather: zoologists studying animal behaviour; botanists studying the distribution of plants; oceanographers studying the chemistry of our waters; glaciologists the volume of our ice; epidemiologists the distribution of climate-dependent diseases. There is no field of natural science that does not have an interest in this. And the consensus is overwhelming. So are all these people, from different disciplines, from different countries and cultures, with different educational backgrounds and carrying their different world views and political bias' wrong? Are all these experts missing something that is plain to the non-expert? The hundreds of millions of man-hours of study and computation all wrong? Are they all that stupid? Or is there a global conspiracy to hoodwink us? Rationally, I just can't accept that. It defies logic.
It's the same argument (for example) you get (largely in the USA) against evolution - it goes against people's experience (of god) and what they think (that creationism is true). And no amount of scientific rigour nor evidence will convince them otherwise, so strong is the conviction that they are correct.
That there is a huge overlap in the climate change "denial" group and the anti-vaccine group and the creationist group comes as no suprise to me. (also note that the politics of these people tend to be the same)
The questions in science are becoming more and more difficult for the man in the street to comprehend, even those with say a decent undergraduate scientific background (this is where the timetabling analogy isn't that great - it only requires armchair logic)
Its a strange dichotomy that we live in an increasingly complicated technological age, surrounded by machines and medicines that have come about by the understanding and application of very difficult and complex science. We use (and in every way rely on) these machines more and more yet the distrust of the scientific method that brings use these technologies is increasing because it is more and more difficult to understand at a non-trivial level.
Edited: 23 October 2013 at 10:35 PM by Zuiko
24 October 2013 02:19 PM
Postings of the last day or two have been fascinating!
I'd like to re-state what (back in January) I put on ' E&T Magazine - Debate - Is climate change a man-made phenomenon?' :-
Most of us engineers are not climate scientists, which is a highly complex and rapidly developing subject. My simplistic view of it is that a stable global climate, which earth has experienced for around the last 10k years, exists because of a very delicate balance between large warming and cooling forces; most of these forces cannot be influenced by mankind but an exception could be warming caused by increased greenhouse gases (principally CO2 from burning fossil fuels and rain forest destruction). Is this additional greenhouse gas going to cause significant warming of the planet and if so by how much?
That question, especially the second part, can't be answered with 100% certainty; but the vast majority of the world's most senior scientific establishments (National Science Academies, in the UK the Royal Society) consider that there is risk of dangerous warming due to man's activity - I accept that collective expert view. (I sometimes think it amazing that a few hundred ppm of CO2 can have so much effect but then remember such things as the need for certain trace elements for plant growth or the consequences of a drop of arsenic to the human body.)
If significant warming should occur, the possibility of positive feed-backs affecting the present climate equilibrium does seriously bother me (although I don't think it will be in my life time). Two such feedbacks are caused by reduced artic sea ice cover in summer and melting of frozen tundra releasing trapped methane. I believe that current climate models do not incorporate these feedbacks which could result in our planet becoming pretty inhospitable to man. Evidence indicates that very rapid climate change has occurred in the past; my worry is that the next could be self inflicted. Although there is no certainty, surely precautionary action would be wise.
I admire 'Sustainable Energy - without the hot air' (2008) by David MacKay FRS http://www.withouthotair.com/about.html
He is now chief scientist at DECC and delivered the Melchett Lecture to the Energy Institute in June 2013. The slides from this presentation are at http://www.inference.phy.cam.ac.uk and I think well worth a look. Can anyone find the text - I think it would be interesting?
24 October 2013 02:33 PM
Climate change is a field that is being studied by literally hundreds of thousands of scientists...
Yes, thanks to climate change hysteria, this sleepy backwater of science has seen $Billions of research funding flowing into it, and endless conferences in attractive holiday resorts from Cancun to the Maldives.
Yes, you can be studying practically anything and all you need to do is append "due to climate change" to your grant application, and funding is practically guaranteed. Here's a list of things that have been blamed on man-made global warming in recent years: warmist
The general rule is: if it's something horrible that you don't like, there'll be more of it "due to climate change", whereas if it's something cute and cuddly that everybody loves, it will die a horrible death "due to climate change".
Yes, when asked, 97% of climate "scientists" said they'd like to keep receiving their juicy pay cheques and all-expenses-paid trips to far-flung holiday resorts.
Er, well since none of the climate models predicted the total lack of warming this century, yes, they were all wrong. But don't worry, despite their total failure so far, they're "95% certain" we're all going to fry in 30 or maybe 40 years time - well, at least far enough into the future that they'll all be comfortably retired after enjoying lucrative careers predicting doom which never arrives.
That's weird, because I'm what you and the IET would offensively and disingenuously call a 'climate change denier', and yet I'm very much pro-vaccination and I don't believe in any of the religious creation myths. I submit that it is *you* that believes in a religion: The religion of man-made global warming.
The man in the street knows a tax scam when he sees one. And this one's as old as the hills: weather scaremongering. Who'd have thought people would fall for that in the 21st Century?
"We never used to have bad weather round here until those witches arrived".
24 October 2013 09:02 PM
So we seem to be going round in circles.
I always remember sitting at a conference in 1999 listening to the then President of the Royal Society proclaiming the Y2K computer bug would be a "threat to our civilisation".
He asked for questions, so I asked "how he had worked that out"! I didn't understand his reply, and neither did anyone else! but then again we were all computer engineers so what would we know about science! More amazingly The IEE produced a 1000 page manual on how to deal with the Y2K bug, I read this and it told me absolutely nothing, it did not even refer to code or give examples of bugs found in code, a complete waste of space.
I thought the Y2K bug scare would all quickly blow over, but it just carried on and on, my colleagues and I made a pile of money checking code for bugs, never found a thing! Found some really rubbish software though, it was amazing some of it worked at all!
I had some colleagues in ITALY who along with all their countrymen decided that life was too short to spend it searching for something that didn't exist, and even if it did it didn't matter, they did nothing and nothing went wrong!
I will now make a prediction that this thread will next contain a long treatise on how the Y2K bug was real, and how the world was saved by science, but strangely on or before Jan 1st 2000 there was not one report of a Y2K bug being found or how disaster was averted, but 13 years later (when we cannot investigate to prove or disprove) there will be a few who say how science saved the day. Myths do not die even when proved wrong!
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Following are a number of research resources on a controversial topic within the Christian church: women in Christian ministry.
Most Christian denominations agree that women are allowed to minister. However, there is confusion and disagreement between - and within - churches and denominations on
Robert Bowman, in the introduction to "A bibliography on Women in Christian Perspective," provides the following definitions:
Traditional or Complementarian View: Men and women are equal in dignity and worth, though women are subordinate to their husbands and barred from holding offices in the church of leadership over men. The majority view of conservative evangelicals and Roman Catholics.
Egalitarian View: Men and women should be regarded as equals in authority in the home and given equal access to all positions of leadership in the church. Held by some evangelicals.
Developing Egalitarianism View: The Bible is heavily patriarchal in the Old Testament and contains traces of patriarchalism in the New Testament, but overall the Bible points to and moves toward an egalitarian view. Held by some neo-evangelical and neo-orthodox theologians.
His bibliography refers to resources from each of these viewpoints.
As with most entries in Apologetics Index, we intent to expand this topic over time. As always we hope to include links to research resources from a variety of perspectives. Should you have any resources suggestions, please feel free to contact us.
The publishers of Apologetics Index believe that the Bible nowhere forbids any woman from serving God in any capacity He calls and prepares for her to fulfill.
Whenever people come to us with questions regarding this issue, we suggest they read the book, "Who Said Women Can't Teach?"
Written by Charles Trombley, this balanced treatment provides a thorough analysis of the Bible scriptures used by both sides of the controversy.
Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood A Response to Evangelical Feminism, by J.I. Packer
Ten Lies the Church Tells Women "How the Bible Has Been Misused to Keep Women in Spiritual Bondage", by J. Lee Grady
Who Said Women Can't Teach? by Charles Trombley. Highly recommended!
This book gives the biblical answers to some of the most complex and controversial questions on women's ministry! Does God choose only men to lead, teach, and preach? What is God's vision for women in ministry? What do the Bible, the Jewish Talmud and early Christian writings really mean about women in ministry. Did the Apostle Paul and the early Christians dismiss the spiritual giftings of women? Are women today defying Scripture? Was Paul wrong when he wrote in 1 Corinthians 14:34, "Let your women keep silent in the churches, for it is not permitted unto them to speak?"
Women in the Church Subtitled " A Fresh Analysis of 1 Timothy 2:9-15." This series of essays addresses the issue regarding the ministry of women in the church. The essays deal with grammatical, linguistic, exegetical, hermeneutical, and theological points and constitute one of the most comprehensive treatments to date on the subject. By Andreas J. Kostenberger (Editor), Thomas R. Schreiner (Editor), H. Scott Baldwin
A Woman's Place? Leadership in the Church by C.S. Cowles.
Christians for Biblical Equality Equips "believers to serve as Christ's agents of reconciliation by affirming the Biblical truth of equality and promoting communities of wholeness."
Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood Teaches "on the complementary differences between men and women, who are created equal in the image of God"
God's Word to Women "God is calling women to assume the full scope of the role for which they were created. This site is designed to help women in their search to discover who God says they are."
Women in the Heart of God A course examining women in the bible and in the early church their achievements,their abuse, and common misconceptions about their 'status.' Part of the Christian Think-Tank site.
This slightly updated entry was first published on August 21, 2006.
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'Appalling' that 606 past and present University of Derby students face HIV risk
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TWO former nursing students have told of their agonising wait to see if they has been infected with HIV by a possible health blunder.They are two of 606 past and present students of the University of Derby who have received a letter asking them to go to their GP or a hospital for a blood test. It is part of an investigation into possible "errors" with vaccinations and blood tests which were given to students between 2005 and October 2013 – which may have put them at risk of infection from viruses such as HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C.Alix Brookes, a 24-year-old nurse, said: "I'm disgusted because this university taught me to follow correct policies and procedures but their own staff did not.The other ex-student, unwilling to be named, also described it as "disgusting".It is understood a healthcare worker contracted from outside the university incorrectly reused syringe barrels. Health experts said the risk was "extremely low", but university vice chancellor Sir John Coyne said he was "appalled".The investigation is looking into concerns that "errors" and "incorrect clinical procedures" were carried out during the eight-year period.
"I feel really angry," said Alix. "Most of the stuff I had done blood-test-wise was near the start of my course. That was six years ago. Why are we only being told now?"
Alix, who is from Derby but now works at the Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham, said she would be going for screening.
"I'm disgusted because this university told me to follow correct policies and procedures but their own staff did not, putting myself and other former students at risk," she said.
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Another former nursing student at the university booked an appointment with her GP the same day she received her letter.
But reacting quickly has not stopped her facing a daunting wait for news, as she will not find out the results of her blood test until the end of the week.
"If there's anything to say about this, it's how disgusting it is and it's poor it has taken so many years to highlight this," said the student, who asked not to be named.
"It's just so disappointing getting this news now."
Health experts said it was important to stress the risk was "extremely low" and the offer of blood tests was a "precautionary measure".
The university said the healthcare worker was contracted to work within the university's occupational health centre from September 2005.
They have since been reported to the "appropriate regulatory body" and been suspended pending further investigation. No more details have been released about them.
The university said affected students were on seven different courses – MA Art Therapy; MA Drama Therapy; MSc Occupational Therapy; BSc Occupational Therapy; BSc Diagnostic Radiography; BSc Nursing – adult and mental health; and Adv Dip in Nurse Studies.
Students on these programmes are required to go through health screening and get vaccinations ahead of work placements in hospitals and health centres, among other places.
And Prof John Coyne, vice-chancellor of the university, said it was "appalling" students may have been put at risk.
He said: "It's unacceptable that these students are in this position because these procedures are actually meant to keep them safe before going into their placements.
"I don't think anyone can comprehend the degree of anxiety this could cause our students and that's why we want to get everyone to see their GP as quickly as possible.
"Blood tests and vaccinations are very often carried out on a one-to-one basis but this came to light because, on one occasion, there was a co-worker present and they observed potentially unsafe practice.
"They raised concerns about it and we ceased the procedures of this healthcare worker immediately.
"It's profoundly disappointing because we did everything very assiduously when it came to contracting this service and we feel we have been let down."
The investigation – being carried out by national health bodies NHS England and Public Health England, along with university – was prompted over concerns a healthcare worker was using the same syringe barrels during vaccinations.
Over the past six months, it has involved examining health records at the university since 2005 to determine who might have been affected.
A total of 286 of those affected are still at the university, so work has also been carried out to track down former students also involved, along with their GP.
Those investigating the case have also set up a confidential advice line for students which they say can be accessed seven days a week.
Dr Doug Black, medical director for NHS England Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire, said: "It is understood that, while syringe needles were always changed between patients, the syringe barrels to which the needles attach were being reused in the administration of vaccinations.
"This also occurred during blood-taking, where a single-use holder for a blood collection tube was reused but needles changed.
"Therefore, there is an extremely low possibility these errors may have put people at risk of infection from hepatitis B, hepatitis C or HIV.
"With this in mind, as a precaution, we have reviewed all available university health records and the 606 people identified have all been contacted and invited to attend a blood test at their local hospital or via their GP.
"I would however like to stress that the risk is extremely low and would encourage all those we contact, who may not already have been screened after their time at the university, to present themselves for blood testing. "
Dr Sophia Makki, consultant in communicable disease control for Public Health England East Midlands, said: "We have worked hard to identify those individuals who may have been at risk of contracting hepatitis B, hepatitis C or HIV.
"I would also like to emphasise the risk of infection is extremely low and that we are offering testing as a precautionary measure.
"Effective treatments are available for all blood-borne viruses, which is why it is important to identify anyone who may have been at risk of infection so treatment can be started if necessary."
Prof Coyne said: "I apologise for the potential distress this may cause to the people involved.
"We are working closely to provide support and assistance to those people who may be affected by this issue and will continue to do so tirelessly in the coming weeks."
Health experts said the issue was not associated with services provided at the university by the Park Medical Practice.
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Navigating Parental Minefields When Treating Kids
As many of you know, I love working with kids. There is something about treating that population that I feel makes all the hard work in school and residency worth it. However, it does take a special kind of person to know how to deal with the challenges of this population. In the last couple of weeks, I was reminded why some of my colleagues just outright avoid this age group altogether.
When it comes to handling patient concerns, dealing with one patient can sometimes present a challenge in and of itself. When dealing with the pediatric population, it is not usually the patients themselves who present the challenge. It is usually the family.
It is hard enough to gain the trust of young children so they will let you examine their feet. However, when you have an overbearing adult as well, sometimes it can turn this seemingly simple task into quite a frustrating endeavor. Often when dealing with the family of a teenager, you end up being not just a health practitioner but a referee. When you are dealing with the parents of a child of any age, it is just as important to make them comfortable as it is to make patients comfortable.
Another issue is a medicolegal one. Some parents do not bring their children in themselves but let their minor daughter come in with her 21-year-old boyfriend. Try explaining to that parent that the child needs a legal guardian or parent to bring them in. "But why, doc?" Explaining that just because someone is 21, it does not give him the legal authority to make medical decisions for your daughter seems not only slightly ridiculous, but makes you realize that some people are just not in tune with what is really going on with their children.
This happens constantly. I am asked about this when I do lectures for our colleagues. Realistically, protecting your business is paramount and this is one of the things that happen too often. Minors cannot make medical decisions for themselves. If a legal guardian or parent is making those decisions for the patient and something goes wrong, there may be problems for you down the road. (I'm not an attorney so if you have questions about this, please consult the attorney who represents your practice.)
A few weeks ago, I had a patient scheduled for a subtalar arthroereisis. She was ready to go and the parents where in the pre-op area. I had talked her out of her very nervous state and reassured the parents that I would talk when them as soon as the case was done. I headed off to change into scrubs.
After I had changed and was checking the board for what room I was in, I saw the anesthesiologist heading my way. Uh-oh. It turns out that my young patient became so nervous that she started vomiting after I left to change. The anesthesiologist was concerned that she had a viral infection because her mom said she had been "stuffy" the last few days. The mother did explain that her daughter shared her fear of hospitals, that she was also "pukey" before surgery and it was nothing to worry about.
The anesthesiologist noted that now the patient's throat was inflamed and expressed concerned that if she needed a laryngeal mask airway, it would not only further inflame the patient's throat but also put her at risk for aspiration. Whoa.
They canceled that case in the patient's best interest. I never argue with anesthesiologists over these things. If they are not comfortable with doing the case, it is better to just let it go. I had to explain to the parents that even though they both took the day off for this and the patient was already there, the anesthesiologist did not feel comfortable with the circumstances. The anesthesiologist recommended that the pediatrician see the patient (again) for clearance and provide an antiemetic medication before the next surgical attempt.
The patient's family was upset (not at me) but understood. We rescheduled the case at another hospital that is more used to seeing the pediatric population. Phew! Not an easy morning.
What is the moral of the story? Do not argue with the anesthesiologist and make sure whoever is doing the anesthesia knows kids. Happily, the family knew that I had nothing to do with the surgery cancellation. That was my saving grace in this situation.