Snowcrystal
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Found these sensible answers to some of the questions we've all been asking and thought it might be helpful:
1] Why 'No' Make And Nail Varnish Up During Surgery
When you go in for surgery, you will be given anesthesia which will make you unable to communicate with the doctor about how you are feeling so they relie on the signs from your body to let them know how you are handling the surgery.
They need to put a probe on your finger to see your oxygen level in your blood, and it can't read through fingernail polish. Plus, if the probe were to fail and your oxygen levels were getting low your fingernails would start turning blue and they could see this if your polish were off.
Makeup in general on the face, can mask your skin color, which is a quick check on how you are handling surgery. Also, if something went wrong and they needed to put you to sleep to save your life, they would need to tape your eyes shut and put other tape on your face, and tape doesn't stick well to makeup and face creams.
Also, in the room there are gases used for anesthesia which are considered flamable. They use an electric knife for cutting and other electric items in the room and so they want to reduce any chance for a fire. They tape a big pad with wires to your back which "grounds" your body to help prevent a static electric spark near the surgery site (or anywhere on your body) Believe it or not, the patient with the drapes on him/her are considered the most flamable thing in the room, I suppose any oil (as in makeup) that can be prevented from being in the room makes it a much safer place.
2]Why 'No' Underwear During Surgery?
a] You can not wear underwear in case there is an emergancy or if you are under general anesthesia. This is so that the surgical team can place a catheter for your bladder during the surgery. This procedure can be painful while you are concious, so they do it while you are under.
b] It's possible, you could have a big drop in blood pressure while under, and may need an IV fast, in addition to the one you already have started...one of the best sites for a "central" line is a femoral line. That is right in your groin area where it joins the thigh. Therefore no undies to get in the way.
If you are going to be out for a while they might also put in a catheter in your bladder to prevent you from urinating all over the place, while under sedation.
If you are incontinent of stool, while under they don't need underwear full of poop in the way to pull down over a surgical site and possibly getting stool in the surgical opening.
Most of medical procedures have a lot of little things that are done, just because of what MIGHT happen.
Hope you all can find more
(((hugs)))
1] Why 'No' Make And Nail Varnish Up During Surgery
When you go in for surgery, you will be given anesthesia which will make you unable to communicate with the doctor about how you are feeling so they relie on the signs from your body to let them know how you are handling the surgery.
They need to put a probe on your finger to see your oxygen level in your blood, and it can't read through fingernail polish. Plus, if the probe were to fail and your oxygen levels were getting low your fingernails would start turning blue and they could see this if your polish were off.
Makeup in general on the face, can mask your skin color, which is a quick check on how you are handling surgery. Also, if something went wrong and they needed to put you to sleep to save your life, they would need to tape your eyes shut and put other tape on your face, and tape doesn't stick well to makeup and face creams.
Also, in the room there are gases used for anesthesia which are considered flamable. They use an electric knife for cutting and other electric items in the room and so they want to reduce any chance for a fire. They tape a big pad with wires to your back which "grounds" your body to help prevent a static electric spark near the surgery site (or anywhere on your body) Believe it or not, the patient with the drapes on him/her are considered the most flamable thing in the room, I suppose any oil (as in makeup) that can be prevented from being in the room makes it a much safer place.
2]Why 'No' Underwear During Surgery?
a] You can not wear underwear in case there is an emergancy or if you are under general anesthesia. This is so that the surgical team can place a catheter for your bladder during the surgery. This procedure can be painful while you are concious, so they do it while you are under.
b] It's possible, you could have a big drop in blood pressure while under, and may need an IV fast, in addition to the one you already have started...one of the best sites for a "central" line is a femoral line. That is right in your groin area where it joins the thigh. Therefore no undies to get in the way.
If you are going to be out for a while they might also put in a catheter in your bladder to prevent you from urinating all over the place, while under sedation.
If you are incontinent of stool, while under they don't need underwear full of poop in the way to pull down over a surgical site and possibly getting stool in the surgical opening.
Most of medical procedures have a lot of little things that are done, just because of what MIGHT happen.
Hope you all can find more
(((hugs)))
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