THE BENEFITS
OF CRITICAL
THINKING
By Brenda Stapleton
M
ost people are familiar with term “shop talk.” The
term is used to refer the type of conversation, the
jargon, or the lingo used by individuals in their business or line of work. It is a kind of speak some folk
use fluently and the people in that profession, who rarely give a
second thought to the fact there may be some individuals standing near who do not understand the use of their speech? After
all, this type of communication is used so commonplace in their
working environment, even their spouse and children tend to pick
up on it after a while. If you have ever been in an elevator at a hospital, or perhaps you have sat next to a police officer or firefighter
having lunch, then you know what “shop talk” is. What you may
not know is before any professional medical program, one of the
very first classes you will take is a class entitled Medical Terminology. And yes, it teaches what each word and abbreviation mean
so that you can communicate in the medical field. Police officers,
paramedics and firefighters must learn codes, some are called
“10-codes,” depending on what area they work in, and these
are the ones you hear every so often, 10-4. This language helps
them communicate on the radio frequency, without speaking in