Comments on: Color Blindness in Medical Jobs http://www.colblindor.com/2008/07/09/color-blindness-in-medical-jobs/ Color Blindness viewed through Colorblind Eyes Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:43:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: John http://www.colblindor.com/2008/07/09/color-blindness-in-medical-jobs/comment-page-1/#comment-71587 John Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:43:24 +0000 http://www.colblindor.com/2008/07/09/color-blindness-in-medical-jobs/#comment-71587 Tony, Can you post any updates about your case here? I will be following this thread. I am in anesthesia training and was told today that I may not be able to continue my training because of my color deficiency. Tony,

Can you post any updates about your case here? I will be following this thread. I am in anesthesia training and was told today that I may not be able to continue my training because of my color deficiency.

]]> By: Tony http://www.colblindor.com/2008/07/09/color-blindness-in-medical-jobs/comment-page-1/#comment-70495 Tony Tue, 02 Mar 2010 04:00:32 +0000 http://www.colblindor.com/2008/07/09/color-blindness-in-medical-jobs/#comment-70495 Steve, Don't give up the ghost dude. I have over 25 yrs as a biomed in the field and the state of TX has decided that I was unfit for duty after I couldn't read the Isahari plates. I decided to take a Farnsworth 100 test and take the water test (Hardness,Chlorine and Residual Chlorine) strips to the exam with me. She told me that I would have a great court case if I score well on the test plus demonstrate that I can read the test acurately. This phycisian feels that to classify all failures of the Ishari as not employable is an injustice to me and any other marginal color blind person. Will keep you informed. HANG IN THERE :) Steve,
Don’t give up the ghost dude. I have over 25 yrs as a biomed in the field and the state of TX has decided that I was unfit for duty after I couldn’t read the Isahari plates.
I decided to take a Farnsworth 100 test and take the water test (Hardness,Chlorine and Residual Chlorine) strips to the exam with me.
She told me that I would have a great court case if I score well on the test plus demonstrate that I can read the test acurately. This phycisian feels that to classify all failures of the Ishari as not employable is an injustice to me and any other marginal color blind person. Will keep you informed. HANG IN THERE :)

]]> By: Steven D. http://www.colblindor.com/2008/07/09/color-blindness-in-medical-jobs/comment-page-1/#comment-68709 Steven D. Thu, 11 Feb 2010 08:20:59 +0000 http://www.colblindor.com/2008/07/09/color-blindness-in-medical-jobs/#comment-68709 I am just about to finish Hemodialisys Technician school-my final test is in a couple of days.I was so surprised when today the teacher suddenly told us that colorblind don't have any chance to be hired, because one of the thing we have to do is to check the water's chlorine level with these stupid test-strips.my question is why these people from the school administaration didn't tell us when we apply but now when we graduate?!!!They suposed to know that!I spend money, time, hopes everything.And i never had a test score less than 98%!I never had any problems in my life because of my red-green deficiency. I am just about to finish Hemodialisys Technician school-my final test is in a couple of days.I was so surprised when today the teacher suddenly told us that colorblind don’t have any chance to be hired, because one of the thing we have to do is to check the water’s chlorine level with these stupid test-strips.my question is why these people from the school administaration didn’t tell us when we apply but now when we graduate?!!!They suposed to know that!I spend money, time, hopes everything.And i never had a test score less than 98%!I never had any problems in my life because of my red-green deficiency.

]]> By: Pliny82 http://www.colblindor.com/2008/07/09/color-blindness-in-medical-jobs/comment-page-1/#comment-58263 Pliny82 Wed, 13 Jan 2010 06:36:17 +0000 http://www.colblindor.com/2008/07/09/color-blindness-in-medical-jobs/#comment-58263 I'm a Respiratory Therapist in the US. While colorblindness was a question asked during the health screening for my current job, it had no bearing on whether I got hired or not. In fact, a mechanical ventilator we currently use has digital readouts that display in only red and green. Red is for the setting we put in and green is for what the patient returns. It was confusing for a while but you learn to deal. I’m a Respiratory Therapist in the US. While colorblindness was a question asked during the health screening for my current job, it had no bearing on whether I got hired or not. In fact, a mechanical ventilator we currently use has digital readouts that display in only red and green. Red is for the setting we put in and green is for what the patient returns. It was confusing for a while but you learn to deal.

]]> By: Joseph http://www.colblindor.com/2008/07/09/color-blindness-in-medical-jobs/comment-page-1/#comment-31672 Joseph Mon, 27 Jul 2009 13:34:15 +0000 http://www.colblindor.com/2008/07/09/color-blindness-in-medical-jobs/#comment-31672 Im also a colorblind medical student. Im facing problem while studying the content which based on the colors in the diagram. Make a suggestion for me! Im also a colorblind medical student. Im facing problem while studying the content which based on the colors in the diagram. Make a suggestion for me!

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