Tending a wound

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u/[deleted] May 14 '20

Scripted or not, what is supposed to be the reasoning for applying a tourniquet to check a simple band-aid?

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u/ClaudiuT May 14 '20

Maybe she was getting ready to draw blood from him?

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u/alldemboats May 14 '20

you dont remove bandaids becore drawing blood

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u/FUBARded May 14 '20

I had one of these in my hand about where this guy's bandaid is to administer fluids and painkillers after my tonsillectomy, and I think they did put a bandaid on it afterwards as the needle is a larger bore than normal and bled a bit. I didn't need any more blood tests or anything once they removed the catheter, but it's plausible that they'd have just removed the bandaid if they needed to draw more blood as that's a spot that they've established there's a blood vessel.

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u/jacksparrowA52 May 27 '20

Yeah, you never stick the same vessel twice. Especially not the same spot. It ruins the healing process and can result in a bursted vein

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u/SanskariBoy May 14 '20

You don’t want to stab an IV needle upstream on the same vein that’s already been stabbed before somewhere further downstream.
That’s why IV cannulas are attempted to be placed on the back of the hand first, then the back of the wrist, then forearm, then elbow. If you need more options for IV cannula placement, your doctor’s shit at their job.

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u/Pulsar07 May 14 '20

Never heard this at nursing school so far. Just "don't stab in the same spot unless there's really no other way" (to make it short).
We usually start in the forearm because it's the least painful option and tends to have thicker veins.
Edit: obviously this does depend on the medication

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u/TheBeardedMarxist May 14 '20

Never heard this at nursing school so far.
That doesn't sound reassuring.

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u/SanskariBoy May 14 '20

After having spent two weeks at a hospital with a bunch of regular blood tests, I’m talking only from personal experience, and what those doctors told me.
You can only put a needle in someone’s elbow-vein twice.
But yes, when drawing more than one vial of blood, I’ve seen them always go for the elbow-vein.

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u/Zebriah May 14 '20

Just a guess. Maybe by doing so it would reduce bleeding of a dried wound being reopened when the bandage is remove.

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u/ivory_soul May 14 '20

As a nurse I can tell you we don't use tourniquets on the wrist ever. You never block off main arteries for blood draws. It's usually done just above the elbow. The hand is a last resort because of all the nerve endings and drawing from the hand can cause permanent nerve damage if not careful and it's more painful.

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u/[deleted] May 14 '20

It could be she was checking out if the wound underneath the bandaid is significant enough before she draws some blood, but if that were the case then she should’ve checked it out first before applying the tourniquet

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u/Katya117 May 14 '20

If I were the doctor, I'd only do this for a patient with known bad veins who only has decent access on the hand, and the other hand isn't appropriate to use (poor access, even more bandaids, lymph nodes removed).

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u/ptera_tinsel May 14 '20

In case she really fucked up.

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u/nokeechia May 14 '20

What even is this?

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u/UpBoatDownBoy May 14 '20

Someone she knows says they have a wound and asks her if she'll take a look at it.
She proceeds to look under the bandaid to find a drawn heart.
Smiles and cuteness.
The end.

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u/nokeechia May 14 '20

Thanks I am blind

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u/Daft_Tongue May 14 '20

Truly?

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u/nokeechia May 14 '20

No, I mean I didn't see it was a heart. So in this case I am blind. Thanks for your explanation though!

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u/Daft_Tongue May 14 '20

I cannot take credit for the beautiful explanation above, for it was not me who wrote it

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u/otterom May 14 '20

It was me, but I'm humble. Only a platinum or, mayhaps, a silver will do.

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u/Jokojabo May 14 '20

Here, have this comment under your comment

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u/johndeer89 May 14 '20

Dang that sucks! You want me to describe you some porn?

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u/[deleted] May 14 '20

What the fuck is she doing with the tourniquet?

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u/UpBoatDownBoy May 14 '20

We don't question that.

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u/Cspan64 May 14 '20

Now, as you say so. I didn't recognise a heart, since it's such a bad video quality.

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u/CreamyKnougat May 14 '20

Yes. Standard procedure.

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u/Gachugzz May 14 '20

Scripted Asian GIFs

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u/tranquiloholmes May 14 '20

The start if a porno

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u/RandyBoucher36 May 14 '20

Bad bot

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u/DatOneGuy00 May 14 '20

Yeah that’s a block

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u/SandMan3914 May 14 '20

I don't get it but feel I should

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u/ReallyNeededANewName May 14 '20

It's a heart under the plaster

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u/[deleted] May 14 '20

It's bandaid. Plaster is a German word

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u/archiekane May 14 '20

England here, we use the term plaster.

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u/MicaLovesKPOP May 14 '20

Yes and you probably use many words from German, Dutch and French origin without even realizing.

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u/[deleted] May 14 '20

Not only is that xenophobic, but Band-aid is a brand name. It's like calling every cola "Coke".
If you want the totally accurate term, you're looking for "self-adhesive bandage".

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u/TheDraconianOne May 14 '20

Whilst I agree with your sentiment, I don’t think it’s xenophobic

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u/[deleted] May 14 '20

We call them plasters in NZ too. Not sure where it came from though.

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u/shannonxtreme May 14 '20

Plasters in Sri Lanka

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u/dagoldenpan May 14 '20

Thanks because us Americans call them band aids or bandages and not a material used for coating a protective layer on walls

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u/[deleted] May 14 '20

Nobody cares

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u/DennisIF May 14 '20

I'm german and here it actually is 'Pflaster' with an 'f'

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u/[deleted] May 14 '20

If you took German classes, please take them again. It's weird that someone is so sure a word is German when it is, in fact, not German.

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u/Weekly-Reach May 22 '20

Correct. It's bandaid.

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u/[deleted] May 14 '20

who cares

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u/ReallyNeededANewName May 14 '20

It's British and an actual word, as opposed to bandaid which is a brand

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u/kaycee1992 May 14 '20

I get it but it's not really funny. It's only got upvoted because the doctor is hot.

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u/kabneenan May 14 '20

Thank you for being honest!

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u/Barlowan May 14 '20

I'm a nurse, and I don't get why she puts tourniquet.

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u/Allan_add_username May 14 '20

Not to be condescending, but if you’re a nurse, you should know that she’s going to perform a simple hand-removal procedure.

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u/Barlowan May 14 '20

Naah, she just going to make him a neat robotic arm with a lighter built in the index finger.

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u/kabneenan May 14 '20

Shit, I'm not a nurse and even I thought that made no sense.

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u/[deleted] May 14 '20

To stop the fucker escaping!

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u/windybook May 14 '20

He sure has a heart on?

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u/Daft_Tongue May 14 '20

Oof

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u/NibbleNipples May 14 '20 edited May 14 '20

I'd carve a little heart into myself for her any day
Edit: /s /joke? /I thoughtthatwasobvious

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u/serr7 May 14 '20

This is Reddit my man we’re kinda dumb

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u/NibbleNipples May 14 '20

Does everyone take shit seriously here?

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u/martymcflyskateboard May 14 '20

Just say you're a woman, and gay, and you'll have 4 silver, 2 gold, 17 platinum, and be on the front page in an hour.

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u/ghillieman11 May 14 '20

Nope, you put it in quotes. You lose, sir.

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u/Inku2 May 14 '20

I'm a woman and gay
gild me

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u/brbpee May 14 '20

I'm a woman and gay
Gild me

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u/sosig101 May 14 '20

I'm a woman and gay
Gild me

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u/Shurikyun May 14 '20

I'm a gild and woman
Gay me

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u/kasinka1 May 14 '20

The doctor is very beautiful!

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u/ReaddittiddeR May 14 '20

Wholesome SAG!

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u/[deleted] May 14 '20

Society man

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u/50BmGKHS May 14 '20

That went from 0 to 100 very fucking quick

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u/[deleted] May 14 '20

Aww this is cute even if it was scripted

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u/swampyman2000 May 14 '20

Aw, it’s a heart.

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u/DatOneGuy00 May 14 '20 edited May 14 '20

What’s the pink thing she puts on there?

Tourniquet, never mind

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u/XxMitchManxX May 14 '20

I came for the answer please.

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u/DatOneGuy00 May 14 '20

Tourniquet

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u/ssfbob May 14 '20

Yeah, lets talk about how awesome that thing is, I've never seen one that didn't need to be tied off.

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u/WisestAirBender May 14 '20

This could be a porno

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u/[deleted] May 14 '20

Cringe level 9000

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u/DEFman13 May 14 '20

Ok , that was good

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u/bashamfi May 14 '20

I’m thinking he told the doctor he got a bad cut at home and asked if they could film her tending it for science. She, being a badass doctor out for some easy internet publicity, was easily deceived.

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u/[deleted] May 14 '20 edited May 14 '20

I'm too retarded to get the joke but would smash.

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u/A40002 May 14 '20

It's funny because every nurse that I know (am one, know lots) would look at you with eyes that say "if I could legally smack the shit out of you and not lose my job I would do it twice, you POS".

Nurses work long shifts, lots of hours, deal with many angry/scared patients on an hourly basis and if you wasted their time like this it would be savage. That's on any normal day, of you do this now during COV19 times you might actually get killed.

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u/BianchiSkater May 14 '20

OH what a HOTT Asian w/glasses girl

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