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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
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
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!