PSA: Masks
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wrote on 10 Sept 2021, 08:31 last edited by
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wrote on 10 Sept 2021, 11:29 last edited by
@jon-nyc a tight mask fit is important if you're a gaspasser. The ability to hold an anesthesia mask on a patient to ventilate them is a skill that is necessary and not easily acquired. The hours I spent teaching residents how to hold a mask with their left hand while using their right hand to tend to other tasks, like squeezing the bag...
When I started training, we used these types of non-disposable masks:
It was quite the art to balance it on a patient's face, preventing leaks around the edges, etc. By adding air to the cushion (see the little thingie at the front), you could make the cushion stiffer or softer.
Eventually, because they were reusable, they were replaced with a disposable variant. There were many types, some good, some really crappy for getting a good seal. This is the one I last used. It was okay, but not as good as the black rubber ones.
So, you ask, why do I bring this up?
The ketchup reminded me of one of my former partners who wasn't that good at holding a mask and getting good ventilation in an apneic patient. It became a real problem if the patient had facial hair (which wasn't as common in the 1990s as it is today). To solve that problem, he would take surgical lubricant (KY or similar) and smear it all over the cushion of the mask, minimizing air leaks from where beard met mask.
It was, to say the least, a mess.
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wrote on 10 Sept 2021, 11:57 last edited by
I don't really like ketchup. Do you think Marmite would work?
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wrote on 10 Sept 2021, 11:59 last edited by
Or peanut butter! Non-crunchy, of course.
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wrote on 12 Sept 2021, 13:52 last edited by
Some folks just won't keep their, er, masks on...
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wrote on 12 Sept 2021, 13:56 last edited by
Obama stills gives Biden that 'look'. Some things don't change.
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wrote on 12 Sept 2021, 13:57 last edited by
@brenda said in PSA: Masks:
Obama stills gives Biden that 'look'. Some things don't change.
Never underestimate Joe's ability...
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wrote on 12 Sept 2021, 14:00 last edited by
Mrs. Biden appears to be looking at and speaking to the fellow on her left. Who is he? I wonder what she was thinking or saying.
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wrote on 12 Sept 2021, 14:02 last edited by
That's Bloomie, isn't it?
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wrote on 12 Sept 2021, 15:03 last edited by
@brenda said in PSA: Masks:
Obama stills gives Biden that 'look'. Some things don't change.
In the dictionary, the definition of "stinkeye" will have this picture next to it.