Whoops...hydrogen peroxide enemas put tourists in hospital!!!

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MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russians visiting a health resort received a rude shock when a nurse used hydrogen peroxide instead of water to give them enemas...

Ok...how could this happen? They must have been in unlabelled containers

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Owwwwww!!!!

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Years ago, we used to carry floor-stock maalox in big brown bottles and the docs would order them left at patients' bedside for prn use.

We also carried floor stock peroxide in big brown bottles we'd use for certain docs' incision care.

Do you see where this is headed?

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Specializes in MPCU.

A mix up with one patient is pretty bad, but possible. Shouldn't the nurse have noticed something was wrong before giving peroxide enemas to the 5th or 6th patient. Or was she thinking, hmm a lot of gassy clients today. How long were they able to retain the enema? A whole new spin on "plop, plop, fizz, fizz"

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A mix up with one patient is pretty bad, but possible. Shouldn't the nurse have noticed something was wrong before giving peroxide enemas to the 5th or 6th patient. Or was she thinking, hmm a lot of gassy clients today. How long were they able to retain the enema? A whole new spin on "plop, plop, fizz, fizz"
I'm still trying to wrap my mind around going on vacation to get an enema.
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Specializes in Med/Surg/Ortho/HH/Radiology-Now Retired.

I've heard of going on holiday to clear your head, but .....................

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I've heard of going on holiday to clear your head, but .....................
True, but then again we all know people who have their heads up their...
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LOL too funny! thanks.

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Specializes in Med-Surg.

All of a sudden, a nice relaxing day at the spa doesn't seem to be such a good idea. *fart*

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Not to mention the people who have to go to the ER to have things removed from their exit-only orifice. (And they don't know how it got there.)

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If you leave the lid off the bottle of peroxide, the extra O2 molecule evaporates, and it again becomes water - the off taste is the preservative.

I remember a doc ordering a 'high and tight' enema that included, among other things, peroxide. It was for a patient that had a BAD case of constipation. The enema wasn't harmful.

I gargle with peroxide - have for years - I'm still around.

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Not to mention the people who have to go to the ER to have things removed from their exit-only orifice. (And they don't know how it got there.)

Yes they do. They "fell on it" after they just happened to be (insert household chore) naked. :icon_roll

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