I was helping a patient of another nurse this evening and she was complaining of right shoulder pain after a left AICD placement. She requested that I massage her shoulder, and I did, feeling a fairly large muscular "knot" there. (Along the edge of the scapula where I am sure many of us get them, I know I do)
Later on this evening we found out she has a small R pneumothorax and another nurse on the floor suggested I not massage her shoulder anymore to reduce the risk of increasing the pneumo.
Has anyone else run into this situation?
Thanks!
Tait
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