Mitch's hands
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@George-K what could cause something like that?
@taiwan_girl said in Mitch's hands:
@George-K what could cause something like that?
Another story here: https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/22/politics/mitch-mcconnell-bruised-hands/index.html
There are band-aids on both hands.
Looks like he either had blood drawn from the hands or an IV inserted. In either case, I'd guess that the vein "blew" and he bled into tissue under the skin. Very common to see bruises like that in older patients with thin, delicate tissues.
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@jon-nyc said in Mitch's hands:
Obviously he's turning into a zombie.
What do you mean “turning”? I thought that happened several years ago?
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@jon-nyc said in Mitch's hands:
Too many zoom calls.
I see what you did there.
Maybe "zoom call" is going to become an euphemism in the same way that "netflix and chill" has.
@Klaus said in Mitch's hands:
@jon-nyc said in Mitch's hands:
Too many zoom calls.
I see what you did there.
Maybe "zoom call" is going to become an euphemism in the same way that "netflix and chill" has.
Or "Santorum."
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Blood draws and IVs would not be done on a thumb. Those look like steri-strips on his right hand. And the bruising seems to end in a similar location on his fingers.
Hmmm. It's a mysterie.
@Friday said in Mitch's hands:
Blood draws and IVs would not be done on a thumb. Those look like steri-strips on his right hand. And the bruising seems to end in a similar location on his fingers.
Hmmm. It's a mysterie.
You'd be surprised with some of the places I've stuck a needle into.
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@Friday said in Mitch's hands:
Blood draws and IVs would not be done on a thumb. Those look like steri-strips on his right hand. And the bruising seems to end in a similar location on his fingers.
Hmmm. It's a mysterie.
You'd be surprised with some of the places I've stuck a needle into.
@Jolly said in Mitch's hands:
@Friday said in Mitch's hands:
Blood draws and IVs would not be done on a thumb. Those look like steri-strips on his right hand. And the bruising seems to end in a similar location on his fingers.
Hmmm. It's a mysterie.
You'd be surprised with some of the places I've stuck a needle into.
Yup. I've started IVs in a thumb - lots of times.
I even started one in a forehead IN AN ADULT.
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@Jolly said in Mitch's hands:
@Friday said in Mitch's hands:
Blood draws and IVs would not be done on a thumb. Those look like steri-strips on his right hand. And the bruising seems to end in a similar location on his fingers.
Hmmm. It's a mysterie.
You'd be surprised with some of the places I've stuck a needle into.
Yup. I've started IVs in a thumb - lots of times.
I even started one in a forehead IN AN ADULT.
@George-K said in Mitch's hands:
@Jolly said in Mitch's hands:
@Friday said in Mitch's hands:
Blood draws and IVs would not be done on a thumb. Those look like steri-strips on his right hand. And the bruising seems to end in a similar location on his fingers.
Hmmm. It's a mysterie.
You'd be surprised with some of the places I've stuck a needle into.
Yup. I've started IVs in a thumb - lots of times.
I even started one in a forehead IN AN ADULT.
Was it because they pissed you off or was it some kind of anesthesiologist prank/dare?
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@George-K said in Mitch's hands:
@Jolly said in Mitch's hands:
@Friday said in Mitch's hands:
Blood draws and IVs would not be done on a thumb. Those look like steri-strips on his right hand. And the bruising seems to end in a similar location on his fingers.
Hmmm. It's a mysterie.
You'd be surprised with some of the places I've stuck a needle into.
Yup. I've started IVs in a thumb - lots of times.
I even started one in a forehead IN AN ADULT.
Was it because they pissed you off or was it some kind of anesthesiologist prank/dare?
@LuFins-Dad said in Mitch's hands:
Was it because they pissed you off or was it some kind of anesthesiologist prank/dare?
We were doing a portacaval shunt (a procedure done for cirrhosis). Surgeon got into some serious bleeding, and, because the patient's arms were tucked at his sides, I had no access for giving more blood in a hurry. I had the patient in a head-down position, and there was this big, fat juicy vein standing out on his forehead....
