What are some things you think of when you see something related to your field outside of work hours?
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What are some things you think of when you see something related to your field outside of work hours? - Lemmy.World
I’d like to learn what people in their field think of when they see something
good or bad when they’re not working. I’m a health inspector, so when I am
sitting at a table as a customer, I’ll watch people while I’m eating (not
purposely staring, but having a look around the place). I recently saw someone
swipe their finger under their nose then go to the self serve station to touch
about 8 different handles before walking away. Thankfully, I was already done
eating. When I have to walk through the kitchen to the toilets, I take mental
notes without meaning to. As a ex-first responder, unconsciously doing an
assessment of someone I’m speaking to (or not) and internally noting how nice
and juicy their veins are. What are some things you come across in your daily
life and what do they have you thinking about?
Healthcare professional. Play spot diagnosis from people’s walks and stuff observable from a distance. always keep an eye out for people who look like they need help.
Always check people at car accidents are out of the cars and calm before driving on.
I do the veins thing too.
wait, what? there are so many things that affect how people walk and i’m pretty sure almost all of them require a hefty amount of tests. am I just unlucky that I’ve been through years of tests and they still don’t know why I can’t walk?
It’s an entertaining game. I work with elderly care so I think I’m pretty good at recognising Parkinson’s from someone’s walk but yeah other things are harder without talking to someone.
Same. I will sometimes think of things like “Might have high blood pressure” or diabetes. I also thought that one of the driver’s I had passed the other day may have had mild Parkinsons when I saw their hand shaking as she took her hand off the steering wheel to the signal stick. It’s always just a passing thought, and I forget seconds later.
Well, shaking hands may also come from alcohol (not sure how much that is the case with other drugs too) withdrawl, but idk if those two are different (in the “type of shaking” they exert)
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