[nursemike]

Originally Posted by Mermaid4

Actually, oxygen is NOT explosive..That is a misleading thing for most people. Oxygen is only flammable when used in conjunction with other flammable gasses, otherwise the air we breathe would be constantly exploiding....Since I am aware of that fact and we have no other flammable gasses flowing through that particular line, I ( formerly Mother/BabyRN), actually have no problem blowing up the little donut with it....Thanks for the concern, however.

While oxygen itself doesn't burn, it supports combustion of other flammable substances--not just gasses.
Air, which is mostly nitrogen, doesn't support combustion as vigorously, since it has less O2. But in the presence of pure O2, many substances are highly combustible--like the tubing which carries it to a nasal cannula, or Velcro, which was the major fuel in the Apollo 1 disaster. On the other hand, even a highly flammable mixture of oxygen and hydrogen won't burn until exposed to sufficient heat, like a spark of static electricity.
The one saving grace with O2 in a donut, or a glove to make a toy, is that there just isn't much of it. Ignited, the object would burn up very quickly, but with a lot of heat. It wouldn't "explode", but it would do so damage to anyone sitting on it, and possibly ignite bedding and/or a small amount of flesh. Well, the other saving grace is that the ignition temperature would be fairly high. Smoking on an O2 donut would be very bad, but static probably wouldn't do it.
But any fire marshal in the country would have your ears over this one.

[PamRNC]

Originally Posted by gwenith

You only need look at this idea to think "I could have come up with that - it is so simple."

So why don't we - invent new things and better ways of getting something done.

Me??? My excuse is that I spend too much time here bringing you stories like this one

Me, I just learned a couple of months ago that you can do the same thing by tying the IV pole to the frame of the stretcher with a glove, and it rolls along quite nicely (of course it has to be an IV pole that actually rolls nicely to begin with.)

So, my excuse is that we're just to busy being the "mother of invention" to go out and get the patent.

[lapappey]

On the original topic---ever heard of a nat rack? (If you have we may work together ) Basically it's the same sort of thing (transferring from free-standing to bed IV poles) and I believe it was invented by one of our anesthesia guys. Only thing is ... it's a *major* PITA to operate---involves cranking the poles up and down on a seperate shaft and then dropping them into a hole either on the bed or a freestanding pole. Making them line up takes a positively inordinate amount of time. Can't tell you how many times a Pt is crashing and needs to get somewhere *NOW* and you've got, well, one person bagging, maybe somebody doing compressions/pushing drugs/whatever else, and two or three trying to figure out the darn rack. Complicates life ! But the alternative ...

[11:11]

Originally Posted by earle58

since we're talking about digital stimulation in another thread, i propose a rubber human finger...many would appreciate this assistive device.

I'm not even going to say it....

[Pattiecake]

Recipe for best and most comfy form of restraint mittens ever!
1) MD order for hand restraints
2) Two pieces of stockingette, twice the length of the full arm.
3) Two sanitary pads
4) Four combine dressings
5) Tape
Make a ball out of one combine dressing by taping it together and place in patient's hand. Wrap another combine dressing loosly around hand and hold in place with tape Tie a knot in one end of the stockingette and slip it over the patient's hand and arm, until the knot reaches the fingers. Tape the sanitary pad snugly around the wrist, on top of the stockingette. Bring the long part of the stockingette back down over the saditary napkin. Cut this part of the stockingette up the center and now tie a knot with the two cut pieces. Repeat for other hand. Voila! You now have a covered padded hand with a great long tie, that can be tied to any location you wish. In my experience it has been unremovable without scissors. Also the patient doesn't feel their wrists are tied.
Pat

[grammyj]

Originally Posted by earle58

since we're talking about digital stimulation in another thread, i propose a rubber human finger...many would appreciate this assistive device.

I second this idea.....

[earle58]

Originally Posted by Julielpn

I second this idea.....

dig that.