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title: "Discussion on \"Zero Degrees and Pure Confusion: How 0°C Nearly Crashed Utopia Clinic’s EMR\" | Hashnode"
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# [Zero Degrees and Pure Confusion: How 0°C Nearly Crashed Utopia Clinic’s EMR](https://stephen-macharia.hashnode.dev/zero-degrees-and-pure-confusion-how-0c-nearly-crashed-utopia-clinics-emr?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

At Utopia Medical Clinic — a completely fictitious hospital somewhere in Kenya — things usually run fine. Nurses update vitals, doctors do rounds, and the EMR works (most days). But on this one morning, a nurse typed in 0°C as the patient's temperatu...

Jun 23, 2025 · 4 min read · stephen-macharia.hashnode.dev  
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