r/politics 17d ago

It's OK to blame the unvaccinated — they are robbing the rest of us of our freedoms

https://www.salon.com/2021/08/12/its-ok-to-blame-the-unvaccinated--they-are-robbing-the-rest-of-us-of-our-freedoms/
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u/hellfirecat1 17d ago

Apley found out way too late what a moron he was. We are running out of medication to safely intubate. People have no idea what hell is with a big tube shoved down your throat is like completely conscious. Your hands tied down and restrained so you don't yank it out and rip your airway apart with the balloon that keeps it in place.

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u/mommysmurf 17d ago

It sounds absolutely terrifying.

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u/hellfirecat1 17d ago

It is. I've been intubated before after an injury in the field. It's like waking up on the surgical table and you cannot move or breathe correctly.

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u/Dr_Anomaly 17d ago

Agreed. I went into respiratory distress during a cardiac procedure (it was minor, I was awake) and not being able to breathe was terrifying. As I went unconscious I wasn't expecting to wake up again.

When I did wake up, I was disoriented and didn't know where I was. I couldn't talk because of this large tube in my throat, and immediately discovered my hands were strapped down. That was practically as terrifying.

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u/NerdyNThick 17d ago

balloon that keeps it in place

Wat?

This is something I had no idea of, I assumed it was affixed externally via a mask/strap/etc.

Holy freaking hell.

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u/hellfirecat1 17d ago

Yup. It's just like a bladder catheter only bigger in a different place. The throat is highly muscular. You will try to expel something that your body thinks is blocking your airway. That's why people have to be restrained. They frequently try to yank them out.

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u/NerdyNThick 17d ago

Hahah, the movies have lied to me yet again!

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u/TraffickingInMemes 17d ago

combitube?

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u/hellfirecat1 17d ago

Huh? It's an intubation tube.

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u/TraffickingInMemes 17d ago

Interesting.

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u/thaeli 17d ago

I think they were asking if your field intubation was a combitube (aka King tube). They're a lot easier to place in the field, sounds like the kind you had.

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u/hellfirecat1 17d ago

Oh. To me, it's always been just an t tube. I'm old school.

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u/Legionof1 17d ago

If you're on a vent... they put you under.

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u/hellfirecat1 17d ago

If they can. We are running out of medication.