Geneaology of Medical Equipment

[cozmik_cowboy]

Sitting in Her horsepistol (as me old Pap used to call it) room, I noticed that Her IV pump is apparently descended from a tipple!


Peter

[David Houck]

The IV pumps in our hospital are very unreliable; but after several calls to the nurses' station, I learned how to fix them myself.

[edwardofhuncote]

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Gregory wonders if he should, or how to implement an upcharge for multistringed instruments. Like anything beyond 6 strings, or especially coursed instruments. For instance, I'd about as soon go back to shiftwork and on-call duty as to restring an autoharp.


Well, not really...


I didn't have to fiddle with an IV pump, but I did learn how to operate the leg compression devices when staying with my Mom the past few times. It was a kind of quick-connect deal, almost like a Neutrik SpeakON.

[bigredbass]

I had abdominal surgery. 

Post Op, I'm back in a regular room for a few days before they kicked me loose.  Felt fine, no real pain, great.  They had a SERIOUS painkiller drip on one of those pumps next to the bed just in case . . .

So I'm thirsty, and the Doc told me I can have Sprite, no more ice chips.  So I kept pushing the button for the nurse ( . . . I thought . . . ).  Finally she sticks her head in the door as she passed by and I look at her and said 'Eye beanz kallllllingk and kalllllingk phor U' in this drunk-as-a-skunk slur.  She comes over and says, 'Oh, Mr. Wilson !  THIS is the button to call me, but THAT one is your pain medicine.' 

She put it in the drawer, I woke up 6 hours later.  THEN I got my Sprite.

[David Houck]

... She put it in the drawer, I woke up 6 hours later.  THEN I got my Sprite.

     

[David Houck]

...  I did learn how to operate the leg compression devices when staying with my Mom the past few times. It was a kind of quick-connect deal, almost like a Neutrik SpeakON.

I never did master the leg compression devices; finally gave up and had the nurse remove them, as they made it impossible to get to the bathroom.