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WCDT: 2882-2886 (26-30 January 2015)
Pilchard123:
I think there was some discussion a while back, possibly in last week's thread. Not a lot though.
Channelore HellicottAtham:
--- Quote from: Pilchard123 on 26 Jan 2015, 11:34 ---Admittedly it's only one person's experience, but I have a friend who goes for haemodialysis regularly and the IV always goes into their inner arm, above the wrist.
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That's because the fistula is placed there, which a device that provides an interface between line and the larger veins of the ac fossa to accommodate frequent dialysis. Faye has only just arrived at hospital and is just receiving fluids & meds if needed through a cannula. And no it doesn't look like she has dialysis running btw, to whomever said that; it's simply a plain ol' IV line going into a cannula placed on the dorsum of her hand and secured with a type of sticky plaster we use. That's all, and nothing in that image indicating anything else. If she doesn't have any urinary output in a few hours or so and/or her bloodwork indicate kidney dysfunction / risk thereof, then they would need to consider managing that in various ways.
Now to whomever was talking about the beep beep, it's likely just the ECG monitor. You're unlikely to hear it for very long / at all if you're in the hospital for anything non-cardiac or metabolic and aren't hooked up to one! Patients are often connected upon arrival to gain baseline ECG observations, but unless they require constant ECG monitoring during their stay this will be disconnected, and a 12-lead just reconnected during scheduled observations if requested. Even those who remain on constant ECG monitored via telemetry aren't subjected to the constant beep beep beep of their own heart rate, the machines in their rooms are quiet unless dysrhythmias are detected. IV pumps / syringe drivers don't continually beep until empty (unless air or obstruction is in the line). Given Faye's presentation she is likely to stay connected to one for a bit (though for her sake I hope they don't leave it beeping incessantly).
No real need to get overly melodramatic and reading beyond what's presented by the basic IV line, nor the blank squares - the strip is dramatic enough. It's dialysis! Her kidneys are shot! She's dying! Somebody fulfilled her last dying wish and clouted Marten for her! Dudes. Chill. Surely the fading beeps are just her falling asleep / unconscious again? She's hella drunk, she's in and out of awareness. The strip shows what she sees & does whilst eyes are open, and blackness representing the interludes between awareness. The beeps fade because she's fading into the blackness of the next unaware period.
Besides, if she was dying wouldn't we see ye olde bright tunnel with a vainglorious Pintsize Thumbhands there at the end, waiting to embrace her with his almighty pollices?
Falc:
Long time/first time etc etc
So I doubt Jeph is going to be going for absolute 100% realism in simulation of an A&E department. Seems to me that groggy Faye isn't dying, just fading in and out as she's wheeled into the emergency room. The beepy machine and the IV in the arm are storytelling shorthand for 'in hospital, you dun goofed'
Is it cold in here?:
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Jeph is probably on the same power grid as the most heavily affected areas.
Faye reacted to the suggestion of getting help with such fury precisely because she knows she needs help.
sparklemotion:
Short time lurker/first time poster, hello.
Few disjointed thoughts.
1. It was almost certainly Faye that punched Marten, & he will almost certainly not hold it against her. She's drunk, he's been a jerk to her before when he's been drunk & she forgave him, & it's just not in his character. I (probably incorrectly) predict Marten will give Faye a speech along the lines of "Faye, you're my best friend & I love you, but if you don't get help, I can't be around you. I can't watch you do this to yourself & I can't let it affect me."
2. Assuming that Faye isn't actually suicidal, she will respond better to Marten's concern than she did to Dora's. For one, she's in the hospital now. Two, Marten's a closer friend to Faye than Dora is. Finally, Dora's concern rang a little hollow after firing Faye & then further berating her. I'm not saying Dora didn't have cause for these actions, just that she put Faye on the defensive & then told her to get help. While Faye was drunk.
3. I'm actually curious what the Marten/Dora fallout will be like. I suspect (probably incorrectly) that Dora didn't call Marten (or anyone else) to check on Faye. I'm basing this assumption on the fact that (1) Faye was able to drink herself into this state without anyone but Pintsize (presumably) attempting to intervene, & (2) it's consistent with Dora's recent behavior. She cut her brother out of her life for, what? Telling Faye he was in love with her & sleeping around? Dora seems to be cutting out anything toxic in her life & she may well feel that Faye falls into that category. While Marten can probably understand why she fired Faye, he may see her inaction after the fact as part of the reason his best friend is in the hospital. I also suspect that Dora is done with Faye, at least for awhile. This may be the best thing for her (Dora), but it could upset Marten. Faye has been a good friend to Dora in the past, so Marten will feel she owes something to Faye because that is in line with his personal morals. If he & Dora were still close he might try to empathize, but that's not the case anymore.
4. Isn't it obvious what happened to Pintsize? Drunk & depressed, Faye finally accepted his propositions. If her body broke Sven, what chance did Pintsize have?
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