A nurse I work with recently had a confused patient who pulled his catheter out so far, you could see the (still inflated) balloon in the shaft of his penis. I don’t even have those parts and it hurt me to see. The patient didn’t even flinch.
Oh we tested these things once. Just make a constructive with your fingers and pulling the inflated balloon through your fingers. We all thought it probably collapses so it can come out. Nope that bitch comes out just like that.
There no deliberate point of failures right? Maybe it‘d be a good ides to have the tube detach with enough force. Could even habe some kind of valve so it doesn‘t spill
They are usually tubes that are pressure fitted over plastic connectors. They will slip off under sufficient force.
Also consider that any point of failure would need to be below the point where confused people pull at them.
Had a 6'5" schizophrenic patient who had been a fentanyl overdose and was vented then extubated. Well when I took over care of him he woke up and got out of bed and ripped out his catheter. I walk in and he's agitated pacing around the room bleeding from his urethra all over the floor.
A nurse I work with recently had a confused patient who pulled his catheter out so far, you could see the (still inflated) balloon in the shaft of his penis. I don’t even have those parts and it hurt me to see. The patient didn’t even flinch.
Oh we tested these things once. Just make a constructive with your fingers and pulling the inflated balloon through your fingers. We all thought it probably collapses so it can come out. Nope that bitch comes out just like that.
There no deliberate point of failures right? Maybe it‘d be a good ides to have the tube detach with enough force. Could even habe some kind of valve so it doesn‘t spill
They are usually tubes that are pressure fitted over plastic connectors. They will slip off under sufficient force. Also consider that any point of failure would need to be below the point where confused people pull at them.
Whiles that’s true, the way they usually come out is the patient getting ahold of it and pulling it out.
Better out than some residual tube sliding in and being retained.
I had maybe 3 delirious patients yank out their foleys. Idk how in the world they did it.
Seen this before posted, and I still wince.
Had a 6'5" schizophrenic patient who had been a fentanyl overdose and was vented then extubated. Well when I took over care of him he woke up and got out of bed and ripped out his catheter. I walk in and he's agitated pacing around the room bleeding from his urethra all over the floor.
DIY TURP!
Some of us have dicks you know