Its interesting to know that in Ancient Rome, the rich lived on the bottom of a high rise due to the easier escape from building fire, compared to our modern equivalents; and the rich ate mostly at home, given the presence of a kitchen and multiple dining rooms, compared with the poor, who had to eat out more simply because they can’t cook at home.
For example, someone grossly humiliates me and slaps me in public (among other things considered battery). I suffered no noticeable medical injury to recover any compensatory damages. Can I still sue (and recover) in small claims court for $1 compensatory damage and $5000 in punitive damages?
When I say "drug seeker" i mean patients who have chronic pain and are more or less tolerant to opioids. Maybe they're taking oral dilaudid at home. But they get admitted for an acute illness that warrants opiods (ie, acute pancreatitis). I see my colleagues put these patients on IV piggyback opioids that runs over 30 minutes. When I take over their care, the patients complain why the dilaudid isn't given IV push instead.
Personally I think if they have a valid reason for pain, I don't see why it shouldn't be given as a push instead.
Does giving it piggyback really make any difference?