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Also, contrary to popular belief, pathologists do carry '''pagers.'''<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2014/11/pathology-pager/ Pathology Duty Pager Goes Off Overnight(Gomerblog)]</ref>
'''Sounds a Pager Makes'''
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Only obnoxious ones. If it's a sound that makes your blood curdle and vomit inside your mouth, then it's a '''pager''' tone.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2015/09/pager-sounds/ I Wish My Pager Had Less Irritating Sounds, Like Fork on Chalkboard & Midnight Car Alarm(Gomerblog)]</ref> If it is a subtle or neutral one, then it has no place on a '''pager'''.
There are a few variations of the '''pager''':
#On March 17, 2015, Apple released an Apple Pager, much to the delight of medical personnel since it cost only $1999 and was made with real human retinas.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2015/03/apple-pager/ What We Like & Dislike About the New Apple Pager(Gomerblog)]</ref># On March 3, 2016, Our Lady of Perpetual Dispo in North Carolina released a new shock-paging system where each user is allowed can deliver a 30,000 volts of electricity directly into the hip of another person in the health care system. The new system has been deemed a success due to the subsequent and dramatic decrease in unnecessary pages and consults, especially from the [[Emergency Room|emergency room]].<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2016/03/shock-paging-system/ Hospital Installs Shock-Paging System, Morale Soars(Gomerblog)]</ref>#This past Fourth of July, health care systems rolled out special edition '''pagers''' that played patriotic songs such as the "Star-Spangled Banner" or "[[Born in the U.S.A.]]."<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2016/07/patriotic-call-lights/ Patriotic Call Lights, Pagers to Play National Anthem(Gomerblog)]</ref>
#Did you know it's possible to tell when you and your pager are headed for a break-up? Check out this Gomerblog article: [http://gomerblog.com/2015/05/pager/ Top 10 Signs It’s Time to Break Up with Your Pager]
#Did you know that October 16, 2015 was the first [http://gomerblog.com/2015/10/pager-2/ National Toss Your Pager in the Trash Day]? It was a day to celebrate and curse the existence of this garbage device, arguably the health care providers number one source of [[Burnout|burnout]].
#Did you know there is a Gomerblog tutorial on how to return a page?<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2017/01/video-tutorial-return-page/ Video Tutorial: How to Return a Page(Gomerblog)]</ref>#Did you know there is algorithm for what to do if you drop your pager in the toilet?<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2017/02/dropped-pager-toilet/ So You Dropped Your Pager into the Toilet, What to Do Next(Gomerblog)]</ref>