#catheter — Public Fediverse posts
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Catheter Precision Announces Launch of LockeT in Switzerland https://www.byteseu.com/1590152/ #announces #Catheter #in #launch #LockeT #of #precision #Switzerland
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I'm not what you might call in prime condition, I'm 68 years old & I have #HealthIssues. I am a #HeartAttack and #TripleBypass Surgery survivor back in 2018, left with a #HeartCondition.
I have #ChronicKidneyDisease coupled with a troublesome #Prostate that interferes with my #Bladder meaning I have a permanent #Catheter.
My #BloodPressure can get a little out of whack, I can also fall into #Anxiety or #Depression but not like I used to. Finally I have #Arthritis at the base of my Spine. -
In some #trauma circumstances (neck, armpit, groin) it's very difficult to use a #tourniquet to control #bleeding. What's an alternative?
This video descibes the use of a Foley (or balloon) #catheter, usually insterted into the bladder to drain urine, to control massive #haemorrhage
https://www.crisis-medicine.com/wound-packing-foley-catheter/
CAT-7 tourniquets can cost in exces of €35. Foley catheters? Less than €10. Consider carrying a few
Additional link:
https://sjtrem.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13049-021-00975-2
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End of week one post op radical prostatectomy. My biggest piece of advice so far to anyone is to avoid any illness that involves a #catheter
#prostatecancer
#prostate
#cancerIn related news, in 12 hours from now I should be #catheter free. Then the beginning of February sees my next appointment with the results of my first #PSA test following the #Prostatectomy
Now to check those hash tags
