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Post by Chesapeake on May 2, 2020 21:38:58 GMT -5
"Intubation" is a word I never gave much thought to until recently. I looked it up, and it doesn't sound like a lot of fun, given the ordeal itself, and also the low odds of survival once a patient has gone on a ventilator.
Obviously cases vary from one to another, but I'm just wondering what our docs think about the procedure.
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Post by james on May 2, 2020 21:45:42 GMT -5
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Post by aquaduct on May 2, 2020 21:50:47 GMT -5
"Intubation" is a word I never gave much thought to until recently. I looked it up, and it doesn't sound like a lot of fun, given the ordeal itself, and also the low odds of survival once a patient has gone on a ventilator. Obviously cases vary from one to another, but I'm just wondering what our docs think about the procedure. We used to do intubation when I was a respiratory therapist. Beats the hell out of suffocating. On the other hand, it can quickly become disgusting if the patient vomits when intubated. Kind of like a firehose for focused dousing. Other than that, I'm not sure there's much else to say about it.
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Post by jdd2 on May 2, 2020 22:38:07 GMT -5
I've been intubated I think five times now during surgeries.
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Post by Chesapeake on May 3, 2020 0:44:15 GMT -5
I've been intubated I think five times now during surgeries. How much do you remember about the experience?
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Post by coachdoc on May 3, 2020 0:50:56 GMT -5
The one time I've been intubated i was unconscious. Now the many times I've intubated folks they were dead or heading towards it. Not a lot of time to think about it.
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Post by aquaduct on May 3, 2020 4:42:58 GMT -5
Death is the separation of the physical from the Divine. It's the same as removing the green from a cucumber. When you're finished, all you have is a pile of useless mush and the green is nowhere to be found.
Medicine is a beautiful and complex but in the end wholly inadequate replacement for the Divine as it gradually exits.
The atheist will say that the Divine doesn't exist. But the part of the medical field that deals directly with death will prove indisputably that that is simply a lie. And it takes a very special person to contend with that holy terror for very long.
That's why I got out after 5 years. I'm not that special. But I've certainly been profoundly changed by it.
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Post by jdd2 on May 3, 2020 6:22:25 GMT -5
I've been intubated I think five times now during surgeries. How much do you remember about the experience? Nothing. Zip. (anesthesia came first) Just some discomfort in the throat afterwards.
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Post by theevan on May 3, 2020 6:38:01 GMT -5
Death is the separation of the physical from the Divine. It's the same as removing the green from a cucumber. When you're finished, all you have is a pile of useless mush and the green is nowhere to be found. Medicine is a beautiful and complex but in the end wholly inadequate replacement for the Divine as it gradually exits. The atheist will say that the Divine doesn't exist. But the part of the medical field that deals directly with death will prove indisputably that that is simply a lie. And it takes a very special person to contend with that holy terror for very long. That's why I got out after 5 years. I'm not that special. But I've certainly been profoundly changed by it. Okay. I'm thinking about this. I've recently started doing grief ministry at church. Lots to digest, lots of unknowns.
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Post by james on May 3, 2020 8:51:32 GMT -5
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Post by aquaduct on May 3, 2020 10:40:26 GMT -5
Death is the separation of the physical from the Divine. It's the same as removing the green from a cucumber. When you're finished, all you have is a pile of useless mush and the green is nowhere to be found. Medicine is a beautiful and complex but in the end wholly inadequate replacement for the Divine as it gradually exits. The atheist will say that the Divine doesn't exist. But the part of the medical field that deals directly with death will prove indisputably that that is simply a lie. And it takes a very special person to contend with that holy terror for very long. That's why I got out after 5 years. I'm not that special. But I've certainly been profoundly changed by it. Okay. I'm thinking about this. I've recently started doing grief ministry at church. Lots to digest, lots of unknowns. Evan, the seeds of this started with my first post and emerged fully formed about 4 am and wouldn't let me sleep. Now I'm out driving around shopping and can't seem to put it down. This understanding balances both bravery and fear, diminishing neither. An ambulance came for my neighbor again last night along with about 4 police cars. He's back this morning, but it was just Tuesday that his wife called me to pick him up when he fell on the floor. The pros last night were masked and gloved as was the family. Tuesday it was just us with no PPE doing what had to be done. I'm sure there will be more by days end.
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