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Nurses, anyone work in the OR?
I'm 5 3/7 weeks today. I first assist in surgery 1 day every other week, until now. I had been assisting 1 Dr in our group in surgery, now I'm picking up a 2nd Dr and possibly a 3rd or 4th. Mostly c/s which are pretty fast and relatively easy for me. But, it looks like I'll be in surgery 1-2 mornings a week. Some of the cases can be pretty difficult (keep in mind I work for my OB group so obviously they wouldn't put me in any danger).
I was talking to my Dr today complaining that OR days start 1hr and 15mins earlier than my standard office day. I started saying I wasn't too sure (as a joke since I was whining) and he said "b/c you're afraid you'll pass out? DW (also a ob/gyn) used to pass in in surgery all the time when she was pregnant"
So anybody think/see this is a common thing that you've seen in the OR? His wife had 3 very rough pregnancies, one was twins, and she threw up the whole time with all 3 pregnancies. I had a pretty easy pregnancy with DS. I will obviously stop assisting if I feel like its not working for me or the pregnancy but I enjoy doing it and I just wonder if this is a common thing (the passing out)?
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Re: Nurses, anyone work in the OR?
"fainting" is a common wives tale slash common occurance with pregnancy. It's kinda a joke, that really happens once in a while.
While I've not done a lot of time in the OR as a employee, lol, thru all my years in choir and crap there was ALWAYS someone who went down once a year, during a concert. The trick is to bend slightly at the knees, (don't lock them) and wiggle your toes once in a while. Do some lifts off your heels onto your toes (elevations, whatev) and keep the circulation going.
Just step out if you feel funny, (mind your snack/water intake) and I suspect you'll be just fine.
Not a nurse...but I would think that the key is eating a good breakfast and keeping hydrated? Passing out does happen to some women while pregnant but I don't think it is really all that common. I felt really light headed if I didn't eat enough.
To me, surgery was always the stinkiest place. All that cauterizing, lol. I'm super sensitve to smells, and that makes me nauseated, but not lightheaded.
Did I mention that I work in a wound clinic? LOL Smells are KILLING me right now!
I've had lots of friends that worked in OR, and none ever complained about fainting, that I can recall.
Ditto Daves oh the not locking your knees. I think that's easy to do when you're standing for long periods. And eating. I don't work in the OR but that's what I'd look out for.
Not a nurse, but I all but passed out during my first pregnancy...in my OB's office. I saw it coming quickly enough to control my fall (sliding down a wall) and didn't go completely out but stayed woozy for a while afterward. (It was long enough that they sent me downstairs to the ER to be checked out.) I had been feeling dizzy, so I was very consciously NOT locking my knees, and my blood sugar was checked and was not low. I was hot, though... How's the temperature in the OR? If you're under the lights at all that could be bad, depending...
I've also seen people pass out in choir. Seemed like a combination of locked knees and hyper-ventilating, which obviously is unique to the choir scenario.