Scrape
Ok, so it is Friday. All went well, in that no one is hurt, everyone is alive, and everything turned out very well. But one patient's IV failed in the middle of surgery. Not as bad as it sounds, the surgical area had an anesthetic block. He seemed to just rouse and try to pull out his airway, and was given gasses to get him back under until a new IV could be placed. The resident anesthesiologist did as well, and did exactly what, a full attending anesthesiologist would have done, and rather more calmly than some I have witnessed. Our staff were in the room helping well within a minute.
A little while later, I realized I'd sustained a few good scrapes that bled a bit. I applied a dressing, and continued. Hurt a bit, rubbing on the desk surface, despite the occlusive film.
Got home, we decided to use the old bread to make stuffing, and I took to cutting it up. More blood ensued. Looks worse than it is, held pressure a good ten minutes, soaked the offending digit in cayenne paste, then bandaged the hell out of it so it wouldn't hurt, and not start bleeding due to being knocked about. Enjoying giving D the "thumbs up!" Which amuses.
Think I'll go lie in bed and read the Fortean Times that came in the mail today.
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Posted by Zhoen on Friday, January 23, 2009
10 comments:
Ah, so today you show physical signs of battle ventured in the OR. Well done.
Most days the scars aren't visible.
Tell me about cayenne paste for injuries?
Ow, ow. Take good care of yourself and heal well! Pain in a very good cause, huh? A proud badge of your vital work.
Jean,
Oh, no, the bandage is from the bread knife.
H,
Yup, a paste, or soak in cayenne and water, helps heal small cuts and scrapes. Capsaicinoids are being used in all kinds of high end wound treatment, but it works on the small scale too. Gotta be real careful about eyes, not touching them after contact with the stuff.
Oh, ow!
Egad! Gute Besserung dear Zhoen. Rest up, get better.
Dunno how you do it really. And now there's the cats and dogs too.
Doesn't the cayenne make you scream in agony?
Lucy,
I use the same set of skills, to different purposes, which makes it sort of relaxing. Which is really the point, knowing how to do what I do. And I'm one of those folks who gets very calm in a crisis, then crumples after it all eases off.
Sometimes the cayenne can feel a bit warm, but not much. And I don't leave it on all night, just do about an hour or so, usually. Well, I have left it on all night, but I don't recommend it for anyone else.
Ah huh! Thanks for that. I shall remember it for next time I cut myself instead of a mosaic tile.
*faints*
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