I have performed CPR more times than I care to count... and being in a Cardiac Surgical/Transplant ICU, most of them have been fresh sternos. Those are the worst. Sternal wires and thin skin being...
In my State we are not to discuss organ donation with the family. We call in repsonse to certain triggers, GCS 5 or less, mention of terminal wean, mention of donation, etc. In my most recent Organ...
As an LVAD nurse, I can tell you #1 listen to the pump (steth or even naked ear over left upper quad of abdomen, about where their stomach is) you will hear a humming noise. If you hear that constant...