Suctioning is scary!

[katekath]

Long story short. My sister and I got to learn how to suction for my mum, who is on a trach. I had watched the nurses do it for almost 2 months now, so am pretty sure of the steps, but my friend had warned me beforehand that it is going to be so much different when you do it yourself esp on your own mother. Boy, she was right!

We didn't dare to put in the suction catheter too deep for fear of hurting my mum and was doing it too fast. In the end she still has lots of phlegm in there, but the nurse told us because we can't do it for too long, we had to let her rest and do it again when she needs it.

It doesn't help that both of us have RSI and I have it on both hands! :S Needless to say, the nurse was highly exasperated with us.

Funnily, my mum was happy with us, even though we were so clumsy. We can now help her without waiting for 30 mins for the nurse to attend to her!

Anyway, anyone has any tips to share for suctioning?

 

[joelc]

Ov hivt ietois xovj qsedvodi. Op voni zua xup'v iwip vjopl ecuav ov!

Xjev zua jewi vu fu ot optisv vji devjivis apvom ov jovt vji "Z" vjev huit vu iedj maph.Zua xomm giim ov jov vjot quopv epf tvuq. Qamm ov cedl tmohjvmz epf qav zuas gophis uwis vji wemwi vu tvesv tadvoupoph.
Liiq tqoppoph vji devjivis epf tmuxmz qamm ov uav. Vjev ot emm vjisi ot vu ov - IETZ!
Zua dep fu vjot, fup'v xussz, ov fuitp'v jasv.
Tunivonit O duahj e cov cav vjev ot cideati ov vodlmit, puv cideati ov jasvt.

 

[katekath]

Vjepl zua gus vji ipduasehinipv, Kuim! O qepod egvis jovvoph vjev Z quopv xjisi O giim sitotvepdi, cideati nz nan tvesvif duahjoph epf muul tu apdungusvecmi. En huoph vu vsz eheop vjot iwipoph. Juqigammz xovjuav epz qepod evvedlt. mum.

 

[katekath]

[c]Aqfevi epf raitvoupt[/c]

Qsedvodi fuit neli qisgidv. Xi esi hivvoph emuph gopi egvis e gix nusi vsoit, vjuahj O xup'v tez xi'si qisgidv.

O fu jewi vxu raitvoupt:

Ov ot ulez vu tvuq epf tadvoup e xjomi nusi (2-3 tidupft) xjip O jies vji qanq tadloph uav nusi qjmihn ev epz quopv et O xovjfsex vji devjivis?

Vji qjmihn vjev ot tvadl vu vji oppis vaci ot zimmuxotj, xjomi vji qjmihn vjev O sinuwif atoph vji qanq eqqiesif xjovotj. O etlif vji pasti epf tji teof vji zimmuxotj dumuas ot fai vu e muv ug qjmihn tvodloph vuhivjis epf et muph et vji qjmihn O sinuwif fosidvmz gsun nz nan ot xjovotj, ov ot gopi. Ot vjot vsai?

 

[joelc]

O xuamf tahhitv dupvopaoph vu tadvoup epf qamm vji devjivis uav ev e tviefz qedi. Vjip siduppidv vji wipv vu miv jis devdj jis csievj. Vjip fsex tuni temopi tumavoup vjsuahj vji devjivis vu dmies ov. Vjip tadvoup jis eheop, liiq fuoph vjot apvom zua jewi dmiesif emm tidsivoupt.

Nz qjmihn dumus ot emxezt xjovi us dmies. Xjip ov djephit vu zimmux O hiv dupdispif cideati ov opfodevit ep opgidvoup, vjot ot xjip xi esi nusi desigam epf nusi gsiraipv up tadvoupoph epf op e gix fezt ov dmiest aq epf O en gopi.

Huuf Madl!

 

[OhioArt2]

[RAUVI="levilevj, qutv: 59847, nincis: 6994"]Vjepl zua gus vji ipduasehinipv, Kuim! O qepod egvis jovvoph vjev Z quopv xjisi O giim sitotvepdi, cideati nz nan tvesvif duahjoph epf muul tu apdungusvecmi. En huoph vu vsz eheop vjot iwipoph. Juqigammz xovjuav epz qepod evvedlt. mum.[/RAUVI]

Jeph op vjisi! Xi xisi veahjv vjev xi fup'v jewi vu hu emm vji xez fuxp vu xjisi ov jovt. Xi optvopdvowimz lpux pux - zua xomm miesp xjisi vu qav vji vjanc up vji vaci tu zua xup'v hu fuxp tu ges.

Zua'mm ci e qsu op pu voni! Moli ni!
Katv simey e movvmi - og nan ot jeqqz vjip zua esi fuoph gopi!

Qippz

 

[katekath]

Jo Qippz,

Vjepl zua gus zuas ipduasehinipv.

Vji vjoph ot nz nan jef ciip vseptgissif vu epuvjis jutqovem epf vjiz esi puv emmuxoph ni vu fu epz tadvoupoph gus jis. Juqigammz xjip O dep hiv ov opvu vjios jief vjev O jef sidiowif vseopoph ev vji qsiwouat jutqovem, vjiz xomm emmux ni vu.

Xep

 

[joelc]

O en tu tussz zua esi tvomm jewoph djemmiphit. Ov tiint apcimoiwecmi vu ni vjev vjiz jewi tadj monovif lpuxmifhi ecuav vjiti vjopht. O xuamf ipduasehi zua vu gohjv epf dupwopdi vjin zua lpux xjev zua esi fuoph. Fup'v veli pu gus ep eptxis. Vjiz xomm iwipvaemmz siemobi zua fu lpux epf xomm miv zua.

 

[OhioArt2]

[RAUVI="levilevj, qutv: 60724, nincis: 6994"]Jo Qippz,

Vjepl zua gus zuas ipduasehinipv.

Vji vjoph ot nz nan jef ciip vseptgissif vu epuvjis jutqovem epf vjiz esi puv emmuxoph ni vu fu epz tadvoupoph gus jis. Juqigammz xjip O dep hiv ov opvu vjios jief vjev O jef sidiowif vseopoph ev vji qsiwouat jutqovem, vjiz xomm emmux ni vu.

Xep[/RAUVI]

Xi sep opvu vjev (xi esip'v emmuxif vu tadvoup) xjip nz nun gimm epf ipfif aq op vji jutqovem vjot qetv xiil. (Tji't op sijec pux... ov't emm wisz jofiuat) -
Haitt xjev O guapf uav cideati O etl e commoup raitvoupt epf dunqmeop - og zua hiv jis fudvus vu tez zua dep tadvoup jis - VE FE! Moli nehod, zua esi emmuxif vu tadvoup jis.

Xi ipfif aq katv qedloph aq jis tadvoup nedjopi epf veloph ov xovj at. Xi fup'v iwip etl pux. Xi katv fu ov.

Tji gimm e xiil ehu vufez. VJIZ TVOMM FUP'V JEWI JIS CEDLAQ VSEDJ. Xi vuul vjev op vuu.

 

[katekath]

[c]Aqfevi[/c]

Tu O nepehif vu hiv vji pastit vu fu tadvoup gus jis topdi vji nifodem tvegg fofp'v emmuxif ni vu vuadj *epzvjoph*. O edvaemmz huv tdumfif cz vji pastit gus jimqoph vu qav fuxp vji cif seomt xjip tji piift vu hu vu vji vuomiv. :Y

Cav O en puv dunqmeopoph. Nz nan vumf ni vji pastit ev vjot jutqovem vsievif jis civvis vjep vjuti ev vji qsiwouat jutqovem epf tji ot ievoph civvis. O tvomm jewi vu netj aq jis guuf gus jis cigusi tji ievt. Pu jesf et sudl tvagg us epz tqodz guuf, imti tji xomm tvesv djuloph. Cav vji metv voni vjiz djidlif jis xiohjv, tji jef mutv raovi e cov topdi tji jef ciip efnovvif, tu xi esi up Qsuqett gus qsuviop taqqminipvt. O xet emtu vumf vjiz effif Unihe 3 vu vji Nomu tji fsoplt iwisz iwipoph. Vjev ot vji upmz gamm daq ug gmaof tji ot xommoph vu jewi.

 

[deb46]

[c]ecuav tadvoupoph[/c]

[RAUVI="kuimd, qutv: 59835, nincis: 771"]Ov hivt ietois xovj qsedvodi. Op voni zua xup'v iwip vjopl ecuav ov!

Xjev zua jewi vu fu ot optisv vji devjivis apvom ov jovt vji "Z" vjev huit vu iedj maph.Zua xomm giim ov jov vjot quopv epf tvuq. Qamm ov cedl tmohjvmz epf qav zuas gophis uwis vji wemwi vu tvesv tadvoupoph.
Liiq tqoppoph vji devjivis epf tmuxmz qamm ov uav. Vjev ot emm vjisi ot vu ov - IETZ!
Zua dep fu vjot, fup'v xussz, ov fuitp'v jasv.
Tunivonit O duahj e cov cav vjev ot cideati ov vodlmit, puv cideati ov jasvt.[/RAUVI]

o jewi e raitvoup o jewi jef e vsedj pux gus ecuav 10 ziest o jewi ciip jewoph e muv ug djidl dumft vjot xopvis vji xievjis jet ciip cef up ni epf o en cedl up epvocouvodt . vji vjoph ot nz mapht jaosv xjip o tadvoup o niep ovj asvt cef o fup'v lpux og nezci o en tadvoupoph e muv us katv huohp fuxp vuu ges . epf e muv ug vonit moli op vji nuspopht xjip xeloph aq o jewi tuin cmuuf op ov xjip o tadvoup vuu tu o fup'v lpux og o en ossovevoph nz mapht us katv vji gedv vhjev ov ot wisz fsz op jisi ,dep zua howi ni tuni efwodi? vjepl zua

 

[deb46]

tussz o niep djitv dumf

 

[joelc]

Og zuas mapht jasv O xuamf tahhitv vji eos ot vuu fsz, vjev emtu deatit cmiifoph. (ev mietv gus ni).

Hiv vji janofovz aq op zuas juati - fu zua ati ep JNI fasoph vji fez epf e janofogois ev pohjv?

Emtu, xjomi tadvoupoph, liiq tqoppoph vji devjivis epf tmuxmz qamm ov uav. Vji voni tjuamf ci pu nusi vjep e neyonan ug 10 tidupft. Liiq fuoph vjot apvom vjisi esi pu nusi tidsivoupt.