"luv2pump" <
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> The consultant's advice to the trainee goes against current practice, unless he was being advised
> to use the one-handed method.
The consultant didn't use the one handed method. He just picked up the syringe and then the needle
sleeve and slipped it baclk on, then he did the other. Not exactly a major operation. He wasn't
wearing gloves either. Not for any part of the procedure.
Anything in
> contact with mucous membranes or a break in the skin barrier has the potential of being
> contaminated with harmful body fluids. Needles DO pull body fluids out, but they're microscopic.
> Remember microbes?
Oh yes, I actually think I AM one
)
If
> you work daily in an environment that puts you at risk, you are wise to use the recommended
> practices.
I don't know what they are at this hospital, but if they mean being extra careful, they're not
following any.
>
> Concerning insulin needles, syringes & lancets--you can choose to dispose of them responsibly or
> not. It's up to you, I guess.
I choose to cap the needles and but them where they belong. In the bin along with all the other
****. As it happens, I was told that this was perfectly acceptable.
>
> Besides, what about the consultant led you to believe that he's EXCELLENT at his job? Is it
> because he can give an injection, is friendly, "seems" knowledgeable?
close on an hour while we went through EVERY possible reason for the pain I'm having. We (both)
examined the X-rays until he pointed out where the problem was, how he was going to attack the
situation and what I should expect while he was. He then did exactly as he said he would and all the
time he was showing the newbie. Doctors generally have a habit of holding back while they TRY to
appear superior, this one didn't.
btw, you don't get to be a consultant unless you know your stuff.
I once knew a surgeon who had
> wonderful bedside manner, and his patients just loved him, but he was extremely dangerous in surgery--
> to the point that they took away his privileges.
is. And he wasn't even a friendly doc.
Just because the consultant seemed excellent to you doesn't
> mean much. His supervisor would have better knowledge.
Seeing as it's HIS clinic, he IS the supervisor, and after having this problem for the last 6 months
and going to numerous other "doctors" and getting no-where (including having the shots done
before!!), I can now use my arm like I could 7 months ago. So it "seems" that he may ACTUALLY know
what he's doing. Or maybe that goes against your grain too?
Beav