I was silently hoping that the "i need this info to write a short story" was just a pretex and that you wanted to kidnap somebody IRL :( Now all those daily google searches for abducted comma patient are for nothing :(
Sushipunk
More importantly, now we all know where Zip got his sig image from.
Here I was thinking that he'd finally managed to create something within the simple boundaries of TAs sig rules.... and it was Astroboy all along.
Man, Astroboy is awesome.
Meat187
At least he doesn't have a creepy Bas obsession.
Chimney
You'll just end up killing the person, so do something which is more worth your while and jack off.
igottaknow
what is that song she is whistling?
Halcyon+On+On
quote:
Originally posted by narcism
i'll sell you one for $50
:stongue:
Ygrene
I am Dr Gally-week-itch.
igottaknow
Human Centipede?
Lunar Phase 7
quote:
Originally posted by jennypie
Tube feedings, possible mechanical ventilation, IV fluid and electrolyte therapy, cardiac monitoring, continual vital sign monitoring and neuro assessments, assessments of fluid intake and output, catheterization. There are all kinds of various drugs they might be getting...morphine, anithypertensives, diuretics, etc. They'll be hooked up to IV lines. All kinds of . It really depends on why they're in that state to begin with.
Patient would most likely be in a critical care unit. Which has one on one nursing care at all times.
It would be impossible to abduct such a patient, unless you went in there with an automatic weapon and killed everyone.
Might look a lot like this:
^^^ +1 pretty much this.
Except one vital piece of equipment was omitted from an otherwise flawless description.
I've also included a diagram on how best to operate the device. Jenny sent me a PM with this attached, but I'm sure she won't mind my sharing of it.
NeoPhono
The patient could be getting feedings through an NG or nasoduodenal tube. Those don't have to be surgically placed.
It's probably not part of what you're looking for, but you could add some cool subtext if your patient had locked-in syndrome as the underlying cause of their condition.
Thinking a little bit more, here's how I'd make a "portable" ICU patient.
1. Central line with a couple ports, so you would just have one line to worry about. They could be on something called TPN for nutrition, which would get rid of having to worry about other feeding methods.
2. NG - just about every patient in that state would have one, no getting around it.
3. Telemetry - unless the patient is DNR/comfort care, they're going to have their vital signs monitored continuously.
4. Foley catheter - gotta pee, this will catch it. You could also throw in a colostomy or some variant of a nephrostomy so you'd have all your bodily wastes covered in easy to transport fashion. If no colostomy, throw in an adult diaper.
These would be the bare minimums. This is assuming the patient can breathe on their own and doesn't need a ventilator. If the above were the patient's condition, you could do this to transport them; take all the different bags off the IV pole and place them with the patient in their bed, unclamp their NG tube, clip their foley bag to the bed, disconnect the telemetry and move the patient. The only real issue (besides being seen) would be that the nurses would know immediately when the telemetry was disconnected.
Silky Johnson
Soooo, you pretty much said everything I already said? Lol.
