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May 25, '12 by canesdukegirlQuote from Hygiene QueenYou are right-if it was a vein that was bleeding, it would take a LONG time to bleed out unless the pt had some kind of coagulation disorder or very low platelets...but it would still be very difficult to bleed out if pressure was being held.I think you could bleed out if but it would be over a much longer span of time, just because it does not have the force of pressure behind it.
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May 25, '12 by Hygiene QueenI was also thinking that it is not uncommon for folks to not even really know the difference between arteries and veins.
Usually, I hear all blood vessels referred to as "veins" in a generic way.
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May 25, '12 by marycarneyIn which case who the heck can suture an artery WHILE holding pressure on it?WeepingAngel and Hygiene Queen like this. -
May 25, '12 by HorseshoePeople keep grasping at possible explanations for this story. There ARE NONE. It's completely bogus. -
May 25, '12 by tothepointeLVNBut it's fun to work out the implausibilities of a falsehood and on the same vein. How does a vein rupture exactly? Like a volcano. Oh and I always keep a mend it kit in my locker for just such an occasion. - GuideMay 25, '12 by canesdukegirlHorseshoe- yeah, it's total bunk. But I don't think the OP knew that she was hearing a line of bunk, because it was third-hand. And tothepointeLVN, it IS fun...more like funNY to hear some of the convoluted stories that come out of nursing school. I wonder if the instructor intervened at any point with the discussion?
- May 25, '12 by blondy2061hQuote from canesdukegirlIf it's an ethics class the instructor was probably none the wiser. My ethics instructor had a doctorate of philosophy. We had lots of implausible medical scenarios in that class, but most of them weren't presented as true.Horseshoe- yeah, it's total bunk. But I don't think the OP knew that she was hearing a line of bunk, because it was third-hand. And tothepointeLVN, it IS fun...more like funNY to hear some of the convoluted stories that come out of nursing school. I wonder if the instructor intervened at any point with the discussion?
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May 27, '12 by man-nurse2bQuote from Hygiene Queened 101, stab ones blood vessel with a sharp object...very dark blood,oozing out, one just struck a vein...bright red blood, gushing out like yellowstone geyser, you stuck an artery and gonna bleed to death....and yeah suture a gushing geyser???..again highly unlikely story.I was also thinking that it is not uncommon for folks to not even really know the difference between arteries and veins.
Usually, I hear all blood vessels referred to as "veins" in a generic way.
Perhaps, the storyteller really meant an artery. - GuideMay 27, '12 by Hygiene QueenQuote from Hygiene QueenI was also thinking that it is not uncommon for folks to not even really know the difference between arteries and veins.
Usually, I hear all blood vessels referred to as "veins" in a generic way.
Perhaps, the storyteller really meant an artery.Quote from man-nurse2bed 101, stab ones blood vessel with a sharp object...very dark blood,oozing out, one just struck a vein...bright red blood, gushing out like yellowstone geyser, you stuck an artery and gonna bleed to death....and yeah suture a gushing geyser???..again highly unlikely story.
lol
Hey, I was just putting the thought out there that the storyteller (in class) didn't get the story right because she didn't understand the difference.
Even urban legends may have some basis in fact, but grow to be highly unlikely and continue to be innocently spread about as true, because the storyteller has no idea why it would be implausible... or the implausibility is overlooked because they are so entertaining!
Speaking of which, it's been 3 months now since I've had my hair done. My beehive is getting a little itchy.
Hope it's not spiders!
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May 27, '12 by Cat_LPNYes, this story was definitely made up- and it wasn't even a good one. I'm kind of embarrassed for the girl who initially told it- there's no way the instructor would have believed it.
Silly people.
