Adrenaline-part 2
Hysterical strength-defined as a display of extreme strength by humans, beyond what is believed to be normal. This term among the medical community is still considered a myth, but I for one, believe in it. Teamed with adrenaline, this can be a powerful tool in the arsenal of a CNA, especially when push comes to shove (which often happens to us unfortunately)
I was doing my clinicals when five firefighters brought in a woman who weighed...I can't even remember now, easily 400lbs. They transferred her onto a stretcher, on which she had to lay sideways to fit, and then told us to have a great day. We got a bed ready for her, and then called all available staff to the room. It took every aide, nurse, and assorted staff member that was available to transfer her, which was 8 people. In coordinating and a lot of work, we got her transferred to the bed, but it took about ten minutes. As soon as we had gotten her across, they sent us new aides to answer the call lights that had been going off in our absence.
We stepped out in the hall, and it looks like what we call at my new job "Christmas lights", because literally the call lights have the whole hallway lit up. (This is a picture of a call light remote that the patients push, red button calls me!)
We split up, and I went in the room closest to me. As I entered the room, one of the patients in the room yelled "Help her!" and I saw that her roommate's upper body had fallen over the edge of the bed, but her legs were stuck in bed, with the edge of the bed cutting into her stomach, cutting off her airway. Her face was dark, and she just had a look of panic on her face. I sprinted to her, and got my hands under her arms, and just heaved. I got her sitting back up in bed, and she caught her breath again, her color returned to normal and she thanked me quietly for coming. I simply told her that it was thanks to her roommate and left.
When I did my clinicals, I was a skinny wimpy little 16 year old girl. My arm strength was such that I could do three pushups at a time. (Don't ask what it is now ha ha) How did I get that patient back up all by myself? Our Heavenly Father made our bodies in such an amazing way that He designed our bodies to help us is mind blowing. It's something I love as I do my studies, learning even more of the miracles of the human body.
Til next week guys, thanks for reading! :)
I was doing my clinicals when five firefighters brought in a woman who weighed...I can't even remember now, easily 400lbs. They transferred her onto a stretcher, on which she had to lay sideways to fit, and then told us to have a great day. We got a bed ready for her, and then called all available staff to the room. It took every aide, nurse, and assorted staff member that was available to transfer her, which was 8 people. In coordinating and a lot of work, we got her transferred to the bed, but it took about ten minutes. As soon as we had gotten her across, they sent us new aides to answer the call lights that had been going off in our absence.
We stepped out in the hall, and it looks like what we call at my new job "Christmas lights", because literally the call lights have the whole hallway lit up. (This is a picture of a call light remote that the patients push, red button calls me!)
We split up, and I went in the room closest to me. As I entered the room, one of the patients in the room yelled "Help her!" and I saw that her roommate's upper body had fallen over the edge of the bed, but her legs were stuck in bed, with the edge of the bed cutting into her stomach, cutting off her airway. Her face was dark, and she just had a look of panic on her face. I sprinted to her, and got my hands under her arms, and just heaved. I got her sitting back up in bed, and she caught her breath again, her color returned to normal and she thanked me quietly for coming. I simply told her that it was thanks to her roommate and left.
When I did my clinicals, I was a skinny wimpy little 16 year old girl. My arm strength was such that I could do three pushups at a time. (Don't ask what it is now ha ha) How did I get that patient back up all by myself? Our Heavenly Father made our bodies in such an amazing way that He designed our bodies to help us is mind blowing. It's something I love as I do my studies, learning even more of the miracles of the human body.
Til next week guys, thanks for reading! :)
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