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Today, I almost fainted.
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Hmm..
Was helping the nice doctor with a lovely patients kidney biopsy. Was fine during the whole aseptic non-touch procedure where I have to pass Mr Doc his stuff without him touching it.
Patient was locally anesthetized (or so I thought!). Doc pricks him with some sharp device, patient says he can't feel it. I'm feeling fine at this point, feel a bit light headed but nothing major.
Then the biopsy device gets inserted and patient says he can still feel it!! Thats what did it. Colour just drained from my face, I had a complete body sweat (eww) in bucket loads and I thought I was going to be sick EVERYWHERE!!
It was horrid. Told doc I'd have to get someone else, after he had kept asking if I was okay. Asked HCA to take over whilst I walked to the loo in a zombie state.:eek2:
Seriously, I've never felt like that ever.
And it was only a minor, on ward, procedure. I think it's fair to say if I ever have a surgical placement, I may be sick a few times before I get used to it.
Was helping the nice doctor with a lovely patients kidney biopsy. Was fine during the whole aseptic non-touch procedure where I have to pass Mr Doc his stuff without him touching it.
Patient was locally anesthetized (or so I thought!). Doc pricks him with some sharp device, patient says he can't feel it. I'm feeling fine at this point, feel a bit light headed but nothing major.
Then the biopsy device gets inserted and patient says he can still feel it!! Thats what did it. Colour just drained from my face, I had a complete body sweat (eww) in bucket loads and I thought I was going to be sick EVERYWHERE!!
It was horrid. Told doc I'd have to get someone else, after he had kept asking if I was okay. Asked HCA to take over whilst I walked to the loo in a zombie state.:eek2:
Seriously, I've never felt like that ever.
And it was only a minor, on ward, procedure. I think it's fair to say if I ever have a surgical placement, I may be sick a few times before I get used to it.
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It will no doubt get a lot easier!
It's happened to me only once up to now though! It was in a GP's practice and I was in the clininc with the GP and the nurse, it was last summer when it was really really hot. I'm so squemish about moles and this man was having a dock-off, massive mole removed and that with the smell of burning skin made me go :sour:
Surgical's not that bad you know! Unless you go to see the op's then it can get a bit grusome...but I love all that! Although be prepared when going to see orthopedic op's, it's shocking some of the things they can do to a bone :eek2:
Generally though sergical wards are quite tame unless you get a dehissed wound or something.
I work in gynae theatres and am not in the slightest bit squeamish however when I first experienced a theatre atmosphere I nearly fainted... there were lots of people in there at the time and I was out of my comfort zone but I certainly wasn't being put off by what I saw!
I think you will be absolutely fine, just need more experience outside of your comfort zone Oh, and remember deep breaths if you do feel yourself go funny!
Splodgey, I tried deep breathing, didn't seem to work for me?!
If you find your heart rate going a bit doolally when you go faint then try something called 7/11 breathing... breathe in for the count of 7 and out for the count of 11... helps regain the balance of breathing properly!
The other thing I sometimes do if I am feeling a bit ropey is make sure I sit down between patients (i know it's not always possible!).
Ooo another thing is to make sure you eat properly and drink plenty - if you don't it will definately make any queasyness worse!