kadee79
Senior Associate
S.W. Ga., zone 8b, out in the boonies!
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Post by kadee79 on May 6, 2020 14:14:33 GMT -5
Reposting this with permission....
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2020 14:22:10 GMT -5
I c/p this to DD and asked her to post on FB. (I'm not on FB.)
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kadee79
Senior Associate
S.W. Ga., zone 8b, out in the boonies!
Joined: Mar 30, 2011 15:12:55 GMT -5
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Post by kadee79 on May 6, 2020 14:24:50 GMT -5
I c/p this to DD and asked her to post on FB. (I'm not on FB.) Good, I'm not on facebook either.
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pulmonarymd
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Post by pulmonarymd on May 6, 2020 14:33:51 GMT -5
Reposting this with permission.... Well done. The dying alone is what is most disturbing to us in the ICU. And, it isn't only people with COVID. We are not allowing any visitors at all.We do have a "compassionate" visiting policy in place. Means if you are clearly dying, you can have ONE visitor, One time. The whole situation sucks, but this depersonalization that patients experience when hospitalized may be the worst. We have to be fully dressed up in the rooms with covid patients, so I am not sure they even recognize us.
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2020 14:44:10 GMT -5
pulmonarymd Maybe not, but they know you're there, and they recognize voices. But you know this, right? When my DH was in ICU and on life support years ago, I'd walk in the room and see the screens that monitored his vitals start jumping around. I'd talk to him and knew he could hear me by watching the screens. If there was a nurse or doctor or one of the kids in the room as well, the screens changed with the voices. When it became apparent that there was just nothing more that could be done and he kept hanging on, one of the kids suggested to me that I tell him it was okay to let go. I did. He was gone in less than 10 minutes. So if all you can do at the end is say something kind, you've helped even though their families weren't there.
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pulmonarymd
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Post by pulmonarymd on May 6, 2020 14:48:55 GMT -5
pulmonarymd Maybe not, but they know you're there, and they recognize voices. But you know this, right? When my DH was in ICU and on life support years ago, I'd walk in the room and see the screens that monitored his vitals start jumping around. I'd talk to him and knew he could hear me by watching the screens. If there was a nurse or doctor or one of the kids in the room as well, the screens changed with the voices. When it became apparent that there was just nothing more that could be done and he kept hanging on, one of the kids suggested to me that I tell him it was okay to let go. I did. He was gone in less than 10 minutes. So if all you can do at the end is say something kind, you've helped even though their families weren't there. I know, but I also know people respond better to familiar voices. Have seen people respond to family members when they don't to us. It also helps us remember that the patient is important to someone. Especially in the current work environment, you become so task focused that you can forget some things. Personal contact is important for all of us, especially when we are sick and frightened.
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