Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/10/24

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Subject: [Leica] hunter in the ICU
From: tedgrant at shaw.ca (Ted Grant)
Date: Mon Oct 24 15:37:59 2005
References: <F2F03638-67E1-47B8-B6F3-2E0A041CEDF8@cox.net> <c4bc6a2f5532969de261be87e67ffd86@ncable.net.au> <021857F8-5564-4368-A214-09C7F9F163A3@cox.net> <000d01c5d8e4$4a6e4190$1ae76c18@ted> <BEF4AB02-E310-4319-9217-E140625B801D@cox.net>

Steve Barbour offered:
Subject: Re: [Leica] hunter in the ICU


Ted asked: >> Hi Steve,
>> Given we can see Hunter is on a vent and being a little guy like  
>> that with hands flailing about and grabbing at things, how do you  
>> keep the vent attached to his body, neck, throat to stop him from  
>> pulling it out?
>>
>> I photographed a great number of kids after the USSR Chernobyl  
>> disaster who had IV's attached to their chests to avoid pulling  
>> them out of their arms as they rolled about, so I'm aware of that  
>> procedure after seing enough of them done and some being re-set 
>> due  to over activity. But a little guy like this?

Steve said: 
> This is a very good question Ted,  so I'll try to answer briefly  
> here:  constant surveillance, prayer, luck...and ultimately the  
> instinctive learning by the child that this tube is critical, it is  
> his lifeline...
> 
> he actually learns to protect it...
> 
> errrr,    most of the time...<<<<<<<<

Steve,
I can only respond with... "Cool answer Steve, but wise!" :-) thanks.
ted



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