#Disco biscuit series
This is from the lead character in the television series 24 Jack Bauer – a doctor still up and working after 24 hours on the job. The broken glass severed four tendons and an artery in his right arm Named after the former Baywatch actor David Hasselhoff, below, who suffered a freak injury in 2006 when he hit his head on a chandelier while shaving. Hasselhoff – an injury with a bizarre explanation presenting to accident and emergency. It is intended to convey sympathy and understanding MacTilt – the tilting of the head by a Macmillan nurse, a specialist palliative care nurse. The phrase might be used by an A&E doctor, for example, “The man in cubicle three looks like he’s taken one too many disco biscuits” This originates from the world wide web error message “404 document not found” ĭisco biscuits – otherwise known as the class A drug, ecstasy. These are the latest examples of medical slang, used as shorthand by a growing number of medics practising in our hospitals.ĭr Paul Keeley, a consultant in palliative medicine at Glasgow Royal Infirmary, has compiled a list of some of the newest slang terms to enter the medical lexicon, which has been published in the British Medical Journal.Ĥ04 moment – the point in a ward round when, despite searches of the notes or electronic records, a result cannot be found. Ever wondered what a “disco biscuit” is, or why doctors in accident and emergency departments may be referring to you as a “Hasselhoff”, rather than using your real name?
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