Looters get rekt
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Raddy
Healer's Fist
Its not a graft, its a wound vac.
They place wound vacs on wounds that have alot of drainage, usually full of pus, or to provide constant irrigation, or if the wound is so gaping theres not enough tissue to close the huge hole inside.
Usually you see them on bedsores that have gone down to the bone, or diabetic ulcers or necrotic surgical sites.
Occassionally burn or trauma victims get them too bit only as a last resort.
The black pieces are sponges that go into the wound. Theres a hose that goes into them n sucks shit out. The whole thing gets covered in plastic wrap n hooks up to a pump.
They place wound vacs on wounds that have alot of drainage, usually full of pus, or to provide constant irrigation, or if the wound is so gaping theres not enough tissue to close the huge hole inside.
Usually you see them on bedsores that have gone down to the bone, or diabetic ulcers or necrotic surgical sites.
Occassionally burn or trauma victims get them too bit only as a last resort.
The black pieces are sponges that go into the wound. Theres a hose that goes into them n sucks shit out. The whole thing gets covered in plastic wrap n hooks up to a pump.
Call Me Tim
Dramacrat
So how do they close? they gonna graft some of his ass to his arm?
Raddy
Healer's Fist
His sites infected. Idk the context here n idgaf its more ppl being POS to each other over politics im sure, but that looks like a surgical site or fasciotomy that they reopened, its not long enough for compartment syndrome but it does look shitty af. Was he burned?
Raddy
Healer's Fist
Depends if they can get new tissue n granulation to form on the site. And how deep it is and what was involved underneath.
They could try a flap there but if its on a joint its gonna be difficult to take there. The vac will help with swelling so it can be closed back together without a graft flap over top. Thats usually what they try.
However, depending on the type of wound n how deep he might end up with an amputatiom there.
I see them all the time on cardiothoracic pts that have healing sternotomy wires.
Call Me Tim
Dramacrat
His bicep was blown off.
By a 5.56 round at point blank.
Because he was a gun toting felon wearing a hat that said paramedic, thus impersonating a healthcare worker.
Raddy
Healer's Fist
Yeah helps prevent cardiac tamponade, i alway forget ct surgeons love them.
Also if they pick at their wires having the vac there prevents infection. I had a guy lose his sternum to osteomylitis that way. Dumbass.
Call Me Tim
Dramacrat
Hey don't be so hard on him. He may have worked for the VA.
Raddy
Healer's Fist
Well now he can experience what actual paramedics and field medics experience. Ppl arent usually very nice to prehospital workers even when we try to save them.
Im glad hes getting to have the fully immersive VR sim. I cant wait until a med seeking jackwagon decides to puke on him, grab his junk m start furiously mastubating while he tries to start an IV on veins that feel like theyre filled with concrete.
As a felon? Lol I had to be fingerprinted to be there as a student.
He just wanted to larp as a paramedic by pouring milk in protester's eyes and applying tourniquets to non-arterial bleeding.
Raddy
Healer's Fist
Oh maybe if hes super super super good, next time EMS brings in a neglected old person from home whose family let sit in their own feces for days because no one gives a fuck (long as they can collect poppops SSI), then maybe just maybe, the nurses will let him pick the maggots out of Poppops bedsores.
Thats always a treat.
Thats always a treat.
Raddy
Healer's Fist
Hey who needs to keep their left arm? Not that guy he just tied a field tourniquet on whose wrist just turned purple!
Call Me Tim
Dramacrat
Veterans Administration
It was a joke.
Probably caused far more harm than good. but he was a "soldier." His "Call of Duty" was real.
Raddy
Healer's Fist
More like call of Doody.
Both of you have PTSD.
Raddy
Healer's Fist
Excuse me but they dont let RNs have that tyvm. It makes us sound all scary n non empathetic or some bullshit idfk lol.
We cherry coat it n call it compassion fatigue.
Goes down like Maalox n hospital coffee. Smooth n quick.
All the best nurses are scary and non-empathetic tho.