I have been taught that "hearing" is allegedly the last thing to go in the
unconscious patient (hence the encouragment of relatives to talk to their
loved ones in the resuscitation room). I would therefore consider this good
practice and humane - would you like to have a 14fr foley inserted without
any prior warning (please do not answer that!)
Andy
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jamieson
Sent: 08 March 2001 19:13
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Subject: Re: hx, exam and diagnositcs - was CO poisoning
I find these days though that the didactic approach
can produce wierd Docs though. I recently had a
multiply injured GCS 3 patient in resus and had the
SHO who was catheterising the patient (while I was
resuscitating him), explain to this unconcious, dying
patient that he was "just going to pass a little tube
called a catheter etc, etc,"
sometimes blindly following what you've been taught
without applying common sense or any thought can
produce odd situations !
Iain
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