JD Vance gets jabbed
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wrote on 6 Aug 2023, 12:54 last edited by
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/riddle-jd-vance-ohio-senate
When J.D. Vance walked into the surgical technology class at Great Oaks Career Campuses, the vo-tech students were steeling themselves for final exams. Yet it turned out to be perfect timing. Vance was only planning to observe the class, but when he noticed that one of the students was anxious about having her blood drawn by her classmate, the Republican senator of Ohio casually removed his suit jacket and offered to take her place. When no objection from the teacher or students materialized, he sat down, rolled up his sleeves, and smiled.
To the clearly nervous student about to stick a needle in his arm, Vance said quietly, “Don’t be nervous. If you have to do it again, it’s fine with me. I am here for you until you get it right.”
The student got it done on the first jab.
The instructor looked at Vance with a broad smile. “Well, that wasn’t something I expected I’d see from you today.”
Rest of the article is about how Vance is not what people expected.
But, regarding the anecdote. I remember teaching a resident how to draw blood from the radial artery (where you feel your pulse). Tech in those days was not too advanced. You used a 22 gauge needle attached to a lubricated glass syringe. You'd stick the needle into the artery, which you couldn't see, and let the pressure of the blood fill the syringe.
I let the resident try on me, and he was shocked that I did that.
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wrote on 6 Aug 2023, 13:01 last edited by
I've literally taught hundreds of newbies to stick. Most of them did their first real phlebotomy on me (I've got multiple good ones).
As for glass syringes...Sigh. Ain't nuthin' like glass. Smoooooth...
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wrote on 6 Aug 2023, 13:02 last edited by
And speaking of Vance... Hats off to the Senator. That took no small amount of guts.
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I've literally taught hundreds of newbies to stick. Most of them did their first real phlebotomy on me (I've got multiple good ones).
As for glass syringes...Sigh. Ain't nuthin' like glass. Smoooooth...
wrote on 6 Aug 2023, 13:04 last edited by@Jolly said in JD Vance gets jabbed:
As for glass syringes...Sigh. Ain't nuthin' like glass. Smoooooth...
When putting in epidurals, it's all about feel. A glass syringe is, imo, necessary to feel that sweet spot when you pop into the epidural space and inject air in a glass syringe. Plastic just doesn't feel the same.
Our place tried to go with a cheaper epidural kit that had plastic syringes. Guess what, more failed epidurals. We went back to glass.
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wrote on 6 Aug 2023, 13:48 last edited by
Vance is smart, and he works hard. I like him.