Posted on 09/06/2022 5:01:12 PM PDT by ransomnote
For years I never even considered the inventory of ventilators in my hospital. The issue arose with the advent of this phony baloney pandemic. Recall that every Patient who came into our hospital was automatically presumed to be ‘Covid positive,’ every single one.
If you walked into the ER with a thumb fracture, you were presumed to be Covid +.
Anyone who was in any sort of respiratory distress was immediately sedated, intubated, and ventilated. This policy resulted in just about everyone realizing just how many ventilators we actually had. I do not recall the actual number, but I think that we had about 60 or so. Sixty was always plenty, until this BS started.
In short order we were in jeopardy of exhausting our available vents. The solution was simple, but it taught me things that I had not previously considered. The hospital had an entirely separate inventory of vents which were referred to as ‘Anesthesia Ventilators.’ Now a vent is a vent. They all do the same stuff. Some are big, some are small, but they either have a bellows or a turbine. The Anesthesia Vents were cool. They were big with a lot more buttons and dials and stuff. Those bells and whistles were very fun to play with. Essentially however, same stuff.
The distinction was that none or few of us ever had an ‘in service’ on them. ‘In Service’ means that there was individual training involved. We never got that. No matter, as above, we are trained. We are experts and no buttons will intimidate us. We just plod on. I loved the new, bigger vents, with all of those extra buttons to play with. So suddenly, we have a ton of new vents. Yay. I was cool with it all. Prior,I had not realized that those Surgeons knew all of my shit. They did though. I had nice yaks with several of them. I certainly did miss my true vocation, but I say, better late than never.
More later if there is interest.
No Katz jest this
Maybe he’ll be 47 too. If not, we are doomed.
In before 500 - not the year, the thread # ! 👴
Here. Thanks for the new thread.
Keeper for sure.
I think I'll post some stress calming stuff on the Natural Health thread tomorrow in case anyone wants ideas...
I am always in for some mellow LJ memes.
Torn paper reminds me of the joke about undeliverable letters...
I would tell you about them, but nobody gets them.
They did though. I had nice yaks with several of them. I certainly did miss my true vocation, but I say, better late than never.
More later if there is interest.
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Yeas pleez. I find your work life snippets interesting.
Bump
LOL!
I’ve always enjoyed mail bonding.
IN!
Goan!
That’s what them Swiss guys said with those bell thingy things...”Bon Ding, Ding...Monsieur”
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