Gastric Lavage is a procedure done for poisoning. If a person has ingested something toxic, and It could be potentially lethal, than the patient may be given gastric lavage. For this procedure a tube is inserted down into the stomach either via nose or the mouth. After the tube is inserted air is pumped into the stomach ia syringe to make sure the tube is in the correct place. a stethoscope is placed over the stomach, and the Dr. or nurse observes weather the air is heard in the stomach or not. If it is, GREAT, if its not you are going to start questioning weather the tube is in the esophagus, or in the airways even. If its in the airways than the patient will not be able to speak. So, after propper tube placement has been varified than the tube is connected to an even longer tube that goes from the tube in the nose/mouth, to a bag containing water. This bag goes on an IV pole, and is allowed to drain through the tube and into the patient's stomach. At the end of the tube that comes out of the patient's nose/mouth there are two holes. One for the longer tube to go to the bag on the IV pole, and another hole on the same end to go to a bag that is sat on the floor.
The bag on the floor is where that stuff drains back out. Because if it doesn't drain out, than you are just putting water down the tube, and its just going into the patient's stomach. The poison is still in there. So then the tube is drained, and the contents of the drainage bag are then emptied into a hopper which is a giant toilet where the bag or basins can be dumped and washed out.
Another drainage bag is connected to the tube, and the procedure is repeated with bags of water connected, and drained in and out of the patinet's stomach until the contents of the patient's stomach appear clear. It depends on what the patient took, but sometims after this is finished activated charcoal is put down the NG tube. Its put into the tube via a syringe, and mixed with water because it needs some help getting it to go down or it may clump and clog up in the tube. This is where you hope the patient doesn't vomit. If they do, prepare to be covered in a black and VERY gooey mess. EEEK.
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The bag on the floor is where that stuff drains back out. Because if it doesn't drain out, than you are just putting water down the tube, and its just going into the patient's stomach. The poison is still in there. So then the tube is drained, and the contents of the drainage bag are then emptied into a hopper which is a giant toilet where the bag or basins can be dumped and washed out.
Another drainage bag is connected to the tube, and the procedure is repeated with bags of water connected, and drained in and out of the patinet's stomach until the contents of the patient's stomach appear clear. It depends on what the patient took, but sometims after this is finished activated charcoal is put down the NG tube. Its put into the tube via a syringe, and mixed with water because it needs some help getting it to go down or it may clump and clog up in the tube. This is where you hope the patient doesn't vomit. If they do, prepare to be covered in a black and VERY gooey mess. EEEK.
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fred: I am sick Dr. I took so many pills.
2. Dr: What did you take?
3. Patient: I took a whole bottle of clonidine.
4. Dr: HOLY COW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Someone get a set up in here for gastric Lavage.
5. Patient: What on earth is that?
6. Dr.: Its where I stick a tube in your mouth, and I put water down that tube, and after that, I drain out, and do it again and again. After that i put charcoal down the tube, and let it stay there.
7. Patient: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
8. Other nurse: I have the tube ready. Open wide.
2. Dr: What did you take?
3. Patient: I took a whole bottle of clonidine.
4. Dr: HOLY COW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Someone get a set up in here for gastric Lavage.
5. Patient: What on earth is that?
6. Dr.: Its where I stick a tube in your mouth, and I put water down that tube, and after that, I drain out, and do it again and again. After that i put charcoal down the tube, and let it stay there.
7. Patient: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
8. Other nurse: I have the tube ready. Open wide.
by ventilator98 April 5, 2009
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A stage girls enter on the way to adulthood.Usually in the preteen or (ugh) "tween" years, behavior is remarkable for screams,whining,pouting,eye rolling and/or slamming of doors to obtain the object of their desires as dictated by Disney,or Gap,for example.
Every time Gap's irritatingly stupid "Talk to the Moose" commercial comes on TV,I can't change the channel fast enough! Those bitch larvae really piss me off!
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Get the Larbage mug.The term Yuppie Larvae originated in the 1989 film Ghost Busters two, in reference to obnoxious children at a birthday party. Other than this the term is not usually used in day to day dialogue. This may be because, the people who are around yuppie larvae on a day to day basis are used to these kind of children and may not think anything is out of place, those who are around the children, will be more annoyed at the parent's thus the children will be overlooked.
Yuppie Larvae are the children of white inner city (including inner city suburban) families who are middle class, typically of white collar professions of middle or upper middle management. Their parents must have an sense of entitlement or superiority including the perks that come with white privilege. They will generally have nice things, drive nice cars and be into the latest (expensive) fashions.
The children must be stuck up in some way, believing that if you are not one of them socially then you are below them. That includes the people who are around them in their daily lives, the people who are paid to make them more comfortable ("the hired help"). They may say "thank you" or be nice but they will never be humble and believe that everybody owes them.
Anyone who works in retail, or any other service industry will understand the wrath of Yuppie Larvae.
Yuppie Larvae are the children of white inner city (including inner city suburban) families who are middle class, typically of white collar professions of middle or upper middle management. Their parents must have an sense of entitlement or superiority including the perks that come with white privilege. They will generally have nice things, drive nice cars and be into the latest (expensive) fashions.
The children must be stuck up in some way, believing that if you are not one of them socially then you are below them. That includes the people who are around them in their daily lives, the people who are paid to make them more comfortable ("the hired help"). They may say "thank you" or be nice but they will never be humble and believe that everybody owes them.
Anyone who works in retail, or any other service industry will understand the wrath of Yuppie Larvae.
My students are such Yuppie Larvae, they talk over me and never listen. If I try to enforce the rules in the class, they make references to how powerful they believe their parents are in order to intimidate me. They are just a bunch of brats!
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Ned: Hey will you walk 2 feet and save that cute baby animal from the burning wreckage?
Larbage: No, I'm watching Cops on Tivo.
Ned: You are such a larbage.
Larbage: No, I'm watching Cops on Tivo.
Ned: You are such a larbage.
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