What does this mean?

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Hi everyone, may be a stupid question, but, (there are no stupid questions....right?) I'm a new nurse in a ICU, and I overheard someone say the term "crumping" a few days ago. Can someone tell me what this means? Thank you very much!

Specializes in Emergency Department.

Crumping, crashing, circling the drain, fixing to die... they all mean the same basic thing: the patient is in a really fast decline towards death.

Specializes in Oncology/Haemetology/HIV.

Going bad, circling the drain, crashing, etc.

When your pt is rapidly decompensating.

Specializes in Trauma, Teaching.

crumping: trying to die, VS going down

similar to "circling the drain", crashing (crumping is slower), heading out, preparing for a celestial discharge

Specializes in Trauma, Teaching.

LOLOLOL:hug:

3 of us gave you the same thing simultaneously

Specializes in Pediatrics.

Being transferred to the ETU (Eternal care unit)

Specializes in Emergency Dept. Trauma. Pediatrics.

I was going to say it's a form of Hip Hop dancing. LOL

Specializes in Cardiac/Telemetry.
I was going to say it's a form of Hip Hop dancing. LOL

I almost said the same thing!! :lol2::yeah::nurse:

haha! thank you all so much!! It has been on my mind. I tried googling it but couldn't really come up with anything. Very much appreciate the responses.

Specializes in Critical Care, ED, Cath lab, CTPAC,Trauma.
I was going to say it's a form of Hip Hop dancing. LOL

:lol2::lol2::lol2::lol2::lol2: TOO FUNNY......if you aren't an ICU nurse......... that's what it is!!!!:heartbeat

Specializes in Emergency Dept. Trauma. Pediatrics.
:lol2::lol2::lol2::lol2::lol2: TOO FUNNY......if you aren't an ICU nurse......... that's what it is!!!!:heartbeat

Yea I guess so, now I will make sure I don't ask people in the hospital if they want to go crumping after work. ;):p

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