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Discharged From Hospital With Cannula In Arm?
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Father-in-law had a cannula inserted on Christmas Eve and stayed in overnight on a drip. He was discharged on Christmas Day. They had given him some hospital pyjamas and he had his jumper on then put his coat on so we didn't notice it. We took him home and have been to see him every day since - that's now 5 days since they inserted the cannula. Today when we went to his house we noticed it was still in. He has been sleeping with it in his arm too. Is this normal? My view is that it's a major blunder. I've found two news articles online which suggest hospitals are supposed to check for bits and pieces of medical stuff attached to a patient and remove them. I'm telling the wife that we should pull it out straightaway, but she trusts the hospital to know what they're doing. He has to go back tomorrow to start some radiotherapy, but the bits I have found indicate cannulae can cause problems if left in. If we pull it out will it bleed or can we stick a plaster on?
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i it causing him any pain? If not, and you don't want to take it out just leave it in till tomorrow. If it's causing him pain, just unstick the plaster then slide it out, and hold down on the hole with some cotton wool or loo paper/ kitchen roll/tissue for a minute or so before covering ith a plaster. it's not a "major blunder" just a simple (human mistake)
19:34 Sun 29th Dec 2019
i it causing him any pain? If not, and you don't want to take it out just leave it in till tomorrow. If it's causing him pain, just unstick the plaster then slide it out, and hold down on the hole with some cotton wool or loo paper/kitchen roll/tissue for a minute or so before covering ith a plaster. it's not a "major blunder" just a simple (human mistake)
You have had good advice on this thread .. you have also had bad advice. Perhaps it was meant to be left in ?
Have you already left for an 'All nighter' in A&E. If not before you leave just Google ..
.. nhs going home with a canula ..
Then you may realise that you shouldn't listen to everything people say on the internet.
Have you already left for an 'All nighter' in A&E. If not before you leave just Google ..
.. nhs going home with a canula ..
Then you may realise that you shouldn't listen to everything people say on the internet.
Some years ago working in a dementia unit, we had a guy with a catheter, he had had it for about 2 years, looking on his notes I couldnd find why he had it. on further investigation, it was put in during an operation and they forgot to remove it on sending him home. It was being maintained correctly by ourselves and district nurses etc. but it should never have been there. it was removed and he was fine with out it. Mistakes happen!
//the canula could have been left on purpose"
He would surely be aware of that.//
Jim, sometimes we forget instructions after leaving hospital, especially after a procedure or op. Is wise if someone can be there with you when you are discharged. I got instructions about changing dressings after my last op and totally forgot what they said. Fortunately my other half didn't!
He would surely be aware of that.//
Jim, sometimes we forget instructions after leaving hospital, especially after a procedure or op. Is wise if someone can be there with you when you are discharged. I got instructions about changing dressings after my last op and totally forgot what they said. Fortunately my other half didn't!