Well that was odd

[crazylegs]

My treatment plan for a recent patient involved two screwdrivers, a mallet and some lubricant.

Oddly enough my training never covered such a scenario, nothing like a bit of problem solving in the evening!

[ParkingWitch]

I'm guessing artificial limb maladjustment.

[telecom_goddess]

I'm guessing artificial limb maladjustment.

I'm seriously hoping so

[Kal]

That or seriously blocked sinuses (avoiding any other, even less savoury ideas).

[PepperElf]

well it's better than what I'm imagining.

[blank for ]one of my former navy coworkers said he had to help hold someone down while the docs removed the man's STD blockage. with a mallet[/unblank for ]

[drunkenwildmage]

Also known as "Saturday Night" around here.

[crazylegs]

I'm guessing artificial limb maladjustment.

Good guess, but not right I'm afraid!

Wheelchair (solid) tire replacing - having to use the screwdrivers as tire irons & a mallet to knock the wheel into the tire.

Certainly an interesting evening!

[Fire_on_High]

Very tame compared to what I expected, lol

[wolfie]

PepperElf, it's ironic what you posted, since sounding rods were the treatment for urinary blockage from STDs (especially Gonorrhea) in the pre-antibiotic era. They're still used, although for sexual purposes (link above is to a sex-advice site, but when I did a search on "sounding rods" it was the one with the best description).

[telecom_goddess]

PepperElf, it's ironic what you posted, since sounding rods were the treatment for urinary blockage from STDs (especially Gonorrhea) in the pre-antibiotic era. They're still used, although for sexual purposes (link above is to a sex-advice site, but when I did a search on "sounding rods" it was the one with the best description).

omg omg omg omg

I'm so sorry I clicked on that now.

[AccountingDrone]

omg omg omg omg

I'm so sorry I clicked on that now.

They were also used once upon a time for stretching a narrowed urethra. I was 4 years old at the time. I really don't recommend it unless you actually *like* pain. I now have serious panic attacks at even the word "catheter."

[Zaiida]

owowowowow. *crosses legs*

damn. Also how the hell did I find out about this practice on two competley different sites today?

[Seshat]

They were also used once upon a time for stretching a narrowed urethra. I was 4 years old at the time. I really don't recommend it unless you actually *like* pain. I now have serious panic attacks at even the word "catheter."

I needed a catheter insertion for a procedure a few years back.

Well, apparently my urethra is difficult to find, and difficult to insert even a child-size catheter into....

... yeah. Ow. Ended up with both the nurse and the doctor making multiple attempts.

[telecom_goddess]

I needed a catheter insertion for a procedure a few years back.

Well, apparently my urethra is difficult to find, and difficult to insert even a child-size catheter into....

... yeah. Ow. Ended up with both the nurse and the doctor making multiple attempts.

oh hell

[Sapphire Silk]

My treatment plan for a recent patient involved two screwdrivers, a mallet and some lubricant.

Oddly enough my training never covered such a scenario, nothing like a bit of problem solving in the evening!

I once used an electric powered ring cutter to remove a Plasti Bell ring from a newborn who had been circumcised, when the ring did not fall off on its own after 7 days and was constricting the glans of the penis.

The ER doctor had tried multiple other instruments and couldn't get through the ring. He didn't know how to use the ring cutter, I did. So he helped hold the baby while I did the work under his supervision.

Baby did fine; a small superficial abraision on the penis but no serious injury from what was probably the most nerve wracking procedure I've ever performed as a nurse! (note: there's a metal safety guard that comes with the cutter that is used to protect the finger during the ring cutting; it was used to protect the penis and worked fine).

PepperElf, it's ironic what you posted, since sounding rods were the treatment for urinary blockage from STDs (especially Gonorrhea) in the pre-antibiotic era. They're still used, although for sexual purposes (link above is to a sex-advice site, but when I did a search on "sounding rods" it was the one with the best description).

I have some of those! They are antiques from the 19th century and were what was used prior to the invention of the Foley catheter to drain a bladder due to urinary retention.

They were also used once upon a time for stretching a narrowed urethra. I was 4 years old at the time. I really don't recommend it unless you actually *like* pain. I now have serious panic attacks at even the word "catheter."

They're still used. Urologists also use dilators of other types to do this (I have a set of those as well).

I needed a catheter insertion for a procedure a few years back.

Well, apparently my urethra is difficult to find, and difficult to insert even a child-size catheter into....

... yeah. Ow. Ended up with both the nurse and the doctor making multiple attempts.

Next time, ask the nurse to put you in a slight Trendelenberg position (head down, back straight, feet up). Gravity may pull the urethra into better view. Not every one knows that trick.