leslie :-D 11,191 Posts Aug 10, 2008 As in dead dead patients? Reminds me of an old horror movie....It would definitely freak me out...it is a horror movie.one time a doc was with me, and he grabbed onto me.:chuckleneuromuscular contraction/relaxation sometimes goes nuts on the deceased, as it shuts down...even after death.i've seen some pretty amazing stuff in over 12 yrs of doing this.leslie
nightmare, RN 2 Articles; 1,297 Posts Specializes in Nursing Home ,Dementia Care,Neurology.. Aug 10, 2008 The thing I hate the most about someone dying is when the body purges.That is the only time I have had to leave a room because I just could not control gag reflex.It was awful! Never in 30 odd years had that happened before.
leslie :-D 11,191 Posts Aug 10, 2008 The thing I hate the most about someone dying is when the body purges.That is the only time I have had to leave a room because I just could not control gag reflex.It was awful! Never in 30 odd years had that happened before.how long had the person been dead for?had putrefaction taken place?i've seen purging as well, but they were r/t very unusual circumstances...leslie
nightmare, RN 2 Articles; 1,297 Posts Specializes in Nursing Home ,Dementia Care,Neurology.. Aug 10, 2008 This was purging before they died ,Leslie.That's what made it worse,having to leave the room and leave them while they were dying.
leslie :-D 11,191 Posts Aug 10, 2008 This was purging before they died ,Leslie.That's what made it worse,having to leave the room and leave them while they were dying.ah....sigh...working in an inpt hospice facility, i see it all.never occurred to me you were talking about before death-i see that all the time.actually, a few yrs ago, they finally supplied us with the yellow gowns to be worn on a daily basis.the stuff we see with our pts, is often beyond words.i've cut way back on my hrs these past few months.if i hadn't, i'd be long term inpt at a psych facility.leslie
nightmare, RN 2 Articles; 1,297 Posts Specializes in Nursing Home ,Dementia Care,Neurology.. Aug 10, 2008 I know what you mean Leslie. [[[[hugs]]]
hardworkingwoman 3 Posts Specializes in cna & home health. Has 6 years experience. Aug 10, 2008 wow amazing stories, I have also done post mortem care. her eyes would not shut. One lady in the nursing home i work at, she died, and did not breath for like 5 minutes, the girls went in to clean her up and get her ready for the family to come back in. To scare them really bad when they rolled her on her side, she took a great big breath and she Lived! She was dead for a good 5-10 minutes, and came back to us, that was way scary!
IamVickiRN 44 Posts Specializes in Developmentally Disabled, LTC, Clinic, Hospital. Has 10 years experience. Aug 11, 2008 I have had very good luck with getting the eyes to close by putting a quarter on each eye after moistening the lids with gauze. Usually about 10 minutes is all it takes and they stay. I was also told (never done this) to use a dab of KY jelly on the lower lid and close the eye, that it would help to "stick" them closed. Don't know how I feel about that, but I've heard it works.Vicki
