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Post by T C on Feb 18, 2008 14:59:00 GMT -1
You performed a tracheotomy?! Without training?! With a rusty spoon?! *searches E-bay for a metal neck, for protection when you're angry!* ;D With Training Jules !
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Post by T C on Feb 18, 2008 15:06:30 GMT -1
I am hoping that he didn't use a rusty spoon - I think he may have used something a bit sharper!! Rusty scalpel? I'm more bothered that he may or may not be trained! TC, had no idea you were a surgeon - if you are, all apologies lol! If you want the gory details then i'm happy to oblige..... I was in the RAF as a Medic for 23 years.
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Post by T C on Feb 18, 2008 15:08:21 GMT -1
Thing is though CYS if someone is performing an emergency tracheostomy then there is no time for an anaesthetic - put it that way, its straight in or there's no point worrying about randomness!!! Okay, in what circumstances would you do that as an emergency? If someone was choking?! What's wrong with the Heimlich Manoeuvre?! it's not much fucking cop if their face is smashed up ! !
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Post by CmonYouSpurs on Feb 18, 2008 15:08:47 GMT -1
You performed a tracheotomy?! Without training?! With a rusty spoon?! *searches E-bay for a metal neck, for protection when you're angry!* ;D With Training Jules ! watching Casualty dont count
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Post by jh1980 on Feb 18, 2008 15:13:41 GMT -1
If you want the gory details then i'm happy to oblige..... I was in the RAF as a Medic for 23 years. Tell you what mate - I'm more than happy not to hear! But respect to you, must have been damn hard at times.
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Post by Neko Bazu on Feb 18, 2008 15:25:56 GMT -1
If you want the gory details then i'm happy to oblige..... I was in the RAF as a Medic for 23 years. I'm always up for a good horror tale ;D
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Post by T C on Feb 18, 2008 15:42:32 GMT -1
If you want the gory details then i'm happy to oblige..... I was in the RAF as a Medic for 23 years. I'm always up for a good horror tale ;D not very pleasant. Basically a dog handler had his dog turn on him and was savagely attacked. His neck, face and arms were bloodied to hell. when i got to him he was not breathing and couldn't intubate him. so using a CLEAN scalpel and some oxygen mask tube did a tracheotomy to keep him alive til got him to hospital. Unfortunately he did die 3 days later but not as a result of tracheotomy. Worst of it was I was only 19 at the time. I was cacking it at the time but you just get on with it !
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Post by T C on Feb 18, 2008 15:44:01 GMT -1
On a lighter note....... I served in 'Nam !
North Luffenham Dagenham and Cheltenham ! ;D
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Post by Neko Bazu on Feb 18, 2008 15:45:26 GMT -1
I'm always up for a good horror tale ;D not very pleasant. Basically a dog handler had his dog turn on him and was savagely attacked. His neck, face and arms were bloodied to hell. when i got to him he was not breathing and couldn't intubate him. so using a CLEAN scalpel and some oxygen mask tube did a tracheotomy to keep him alive til got him to hospital. Unfortunately he did die 3 days later but not as a result of tracheotomy. Worst of it was I was only 19 at the time. I was cacking it at the time but you just get on with it ! That's a bit of a fucker to have happen! Any particular reason for the dog to have turned? (i.e. badly trained dog, poor handling, dog was ill...?) 19? Must've been pretty early in your career - still, start as you mean to go on, hey? Good work in getting on and doing your job in the circumstances, at least
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Post by jh1980 on Feb 18, 2008 15:48:12 GMT -1
Fortunately I'm going home very soon before I can have a full scale rant about "Man's So-Called Best Friend"
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Post by T C on Feb 18, 2008 16:01:49 GMT -1
I'm no expert on dog handling ( waits for Hurls/CYS to comment) but apparantely because most police dogs at the time were "rescue" animals then they were prone to " turn". Don't know if this is true suppose Chops would be best to comment here....fucking horrific tho, imagine how much blood there was !
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Post by CmonYouSpurs on Feb 18, 2008 16:11:25 GMT -1
I'm no expert on dog handling ( waits for Hurls/CYS to comment) ;D
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Post by officergroyman on Feb 18, 2008 16:28:35 GMT -1
OKAY........... well the Tracheotomy story wasn't to bad now was it !!!! NOW TELL US about delivering a baby. shaved or unshaven
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Post by CmonYouSpurs on Feb 18, 2008 16:32:43 GMT -1
OKAY........... well the Tracheotomy story wasn't to bad now was it !!!! NOW TELL US about delivering a baby. shaved or unshaven who Tel or the yummy mummy ;D
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Post by T C on Feb 18, 2008 16:40:07 GMT -1
OKAY........... well the Tracheotomy story wasn't to bad now was it !!!! NOW TELL US about delivering a baby. shaved or unshaven well OG, contrary to popular belief, unless it's your own it's ghastly! I've actually " delivered" about 9 and tbh any idiot could do it. we used to cut the cord but now they clamp them ( I think). The worst one was the first...the woman was a real smelly minger and I nearly threw up ! The only decent one was when my second son was born and I did the business...That was like shelling peas for my missus ! But thanks for asking anyway...hope the weather's better in the States !
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Post by T C on Feb 18, 2008 16:41:13 GMT -1
OKAY........... well the Tracheotomy story wasn't to bad now was it !!!! NOW TELL US about delivering a baby. shaved or unshaven who Tel or the yummy mummy ;D they ain't yummy mummies or milfs when they're dropping Kev ! ;D
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Post by officergroyman on Feb 18, 2008 17:52:12 GMT -1
OKAY........... well the Tracheotomy story wasn't to bad now was it !!!! NOW TELL US about delivering a baby. shaved or unshaven well OG, contrary to popular belief, unless it's your own it's ghastly! I've actually " delivered" about 9 and tbh any idiot could do it. we used to cut the cord but now they clamp them ( I think). The worst one was the first...the woman was a real smelly minger and I nearly threw up ! The only decent one was when my second son was born and I did the business...That was like shelling peas for my missus ! But thanks for asking anyway...hope the weather's better in the States ! Hmmmmmm well not the Penthousesque Story I was hoping for TC, but exalted all the same (for bringing all 9 kids into the world!!!) Weather's nice here sunny with not a cloud in the sky!!!
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