So I had this odd feeling that I would have an interesting day today at work while teching and what a day I had. I got to insert my first ever foley catheter into someone. Now if you don't know what a catheter is this is a catheter:
Now a Foley Catheter goes down the penis into your bladder, so you don't have to go to the bathroom, example, someone on a backboard in a neckbrace will get a foley catheter inserted when he comes into the ER because he has a broken neck.
So as described above was my setting. I got the 12 gauge French Foley Packet and opened it preparing my "sterile" place setting for work. YES I wore gloves and yes I had to touch and hold another man's penis but you know what? Fuck it, it comes with the job and it needs to be done. So while holding another man's penis in one hand, drawing back the foreskin, I used my other to clean the head of his penis with betadine and lube the foley with KY, yes the same KY you use for sex. So I got the Foley and insterted it. I'm so glad I warned the guy. After about a foot of tubing I hit the bladder and expanded the bulb with saline (water) via syringe (see pic below)
This holds the catheter in place. After pulling back his foreskin I promptly took off my gloves and threw away the equipment. DAMN! what an interesting job I have....
this pic shows the finished product:
Yup so that was the highlight of my job today. That and I found a syringe with 10mg of morphine in it on the floor. Yes like a good employee I returned it to the med cabinet
Now a Foley Catheter goes down the penis into your bladder, so you don't have to go to the bathroom, example, someone on a backboard in a neckbrace will get a foley catheter inserted when he comes into the ER because he has a broken neck.
So as described above was my setting. I got the 12 gauge French Foley Packet and opened it preparing my "sterile" place setting for work. YES I wore gloves and yes I had to touch and hold another man's penis but you know what? Fuck it, it comes with the job and it needs to be done. So while holding another man's penis in one hand, drawing back the foreskin, I used my other to clean the head of his penis with betadine and lube the foley with KY, yes the same KY you use for sex. So I got the Foley and insterted it. I'm so glad I warned the guy. After about a foot of tubing I hit the bladder and expanded the bulb with saline (water) via syringe (see pic below)
This holds the catheter in place. After pulling back his foreskin I promptly took off my gloves and threw away the equipment. DAMN! what an interesting job I have....
this pic shows the finished product:
Yup so that was the highlight of my job today. That and I found a syringe with 10mg of morphine in it on the floor. Yes like a good employee I returned it to the med cabinet
shepooh:
Whoa, you are a good employee! However, I would have done the same, and then proceed to kick myself for the next six weeks. I love medicine, but I hate people(I am a misanthrope, not an asshole). I want to be a surgeon, but lack the self-confidence and drive to get myself there at this time. I guess I figure I've got enough life to live that I can fuck around pretending like its hard or something for a while until I pull myself up by the the puss hair and get on with it already. You intrigue me!