A Colles fracture is a broken wrist. If that patient has a Colles fracture, that is the LEAST of their problems.
*snrk*
I have always wondered how much of the doctor-speak in hospital scenes is complete gibberish! Thank you for enlightening me!
I should probably start watching any episode of, well, anything that includes an immigration issue with a drink in my hand. Because, seriously, a cop literally signing a U visa for an undocumented immigrant who testified about witnessing a crime? Let me count the ways that is wrong:
1. Cops don't actually grant U visas. They certify them. And then immigration grants or denies your U visa petition.
2. Except that U visas are so hard to get that ~even if~ you technically qualify for one, you will never receive one. Most police departments have no departmental process for certifying a U visa, because they just don't happen.
3. Even if they'd gone through all the proper channels, witnesses of a crime do not qualify for U visas! U visas are only for victims of a crime who aid in the prosecution of that crime! As of last year, there was no visa available for witnesses, and I really doubt that's changed.
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Date: 2014-04-09 07:02 pm (UTC)*snrk*
I have always wondered how much of the doctor-speak in hospital scenes is complete gibberish! Thank you for enlightening me!
I should probably start watching any episode of, well, anything that includes an immigration issue with a drink in my hand. Because, seriously, a cop literally signing a U visa for an undocumented immigrant who testified about witnessing a crime? Let me count the ways that is wrong:
1. Cops don't actually grant U visas. They certify them. And then immigration grants or denies your U visa petition.
2. Except that U visas are so hard to get that ~even if~ you technically qualify for one, you will never receive one. Most police departments have no departmental process for certifying a U visa, because they just don't happen.
3. Even if they'd gone through all the proper channels, witnesses of a crime do not qualify for U visas! U visas are only for victims of a crime who aid in the prosecution of that crime! As of last year, there was no visa available for witnesses, and I really doubt that's changed.