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On a different slant - at least he got the chance to go to sea, unlike those of us in the RN proper who are NHS doctors in Uniform. Or maybe I'm cynical? Lee A Wallis MB ChB FRCSEd(A&E) Dip IMC RCSEd Dip Sport Med Surgeon Lieutenant Commander Royal Navy Specialist Registrar, Emergency Medicine 2 Dunstone farm barns Shaugh prior Plymouth PL7 5EH 01752 839122 > -----Original Message----- > From: Accident and Emergency Academic List > [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Martyn Hodson > Sent: 25 November 2001 20:47 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Does the Royal Navy still have the lash? > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Victor Calland" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2001 7:29 PM > Subject: Does the Royal Navy still have the lash? > > > Message text written by Accident and Emergency Academic List > >I am sure we all agree that thin bits > >of micropore, elastoplast and sellotape are insufficient for the task. > >Surely thick sticky gooey elastoplast (the big white stuff) is what is > >needed?< > > Thick sticky gooey Elastoplast actually has does have stretch to it. There > is a "Micropore" type equivalent that the District Nurses like that is > woven fabric rather than paper based. It tears across easily but resists > incredible forces along its length, making it really useful in the > pre-hospital environment. > > <MH> elastoplast strapping is quite stretchy, also don't use transpore as > that is unpredicatable under load, > What about sleek? > > The oxygen mask of course should be fastened to the face with a piece of > micropore across the headblocks. It tears easily if the person starts to > vomit, much better than trying to get the usual knicker elastic headband > that goes around the head from inside the blocks. > > <MH> i seen that and it works, also the elastic straps if tight enough to > keep the mask on the face ( and in the case of resevoir bag masks > reasonably > seal) pose a huge tissue viability problem to the ears ( seen > deep (several > mm )welts in ears from them after only a short period of time, > not a problem > if you are in bits and held together with ambi dressings and > splintage but a > problem other times. > > Martyn Hodson > [log in to unmask] / [log in to unmask] > or [log in to unmask] > Student Nurse Sheffield University > SJA Ambulance Attendant > writing for myself, views expressed are entirely my own, > and may not reflect those of Sheffield University or St. John Ambulance , > Nationally or locally > -Duct tape is like the force, it has a light side and a dark side, > and it holds the universe together. >