Bold And The Beautiful Discussion Group -- WHERE IS THE ICU NURSE? AND THE VENTILATOR?

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Topic: WHERE IS THE ICU NURSE? AND THE VENTILATOR?

Topic Posted by: Janie
Date Posted: Fri May 2 13:38:21 2008
Additional Comments: Many of you have posted about how wrong is was for all the visitors to be with Katie and to tell her about Storm so soon and ITA with you all. I know that Bell is going for a May scoop here but so much of this is just over the top. The ICU nurse of an open heart surgery patient NEVER leaves the bedside of the patient let alone the bedside of a heart transplant patient. Most of the time, there are two critical care nurses there and a respiratory therapist as well. That many visitors would never be allowed at one time and I seriously doubt that they would be permitted to tell her about her brother so soon. Then there was the ventilator sound going off and on continuously but Katie was not on a ventilator, only nasal prongs. These mistakes almost make the scrambled egg story more believable! I know I'm being picky but the lack of realism here is just bugging me! The one thing I found somewhat real was when the family was encouraging Katie to fight the rejection process and she said, 'It was wrong.' ITA with Katie on this one. I don't have a lot of admiration for what Storm did. But WTH, its just a story, right?

Posted by: Georgie
Date posted: Fri May 2 17:44:41 2008
Message:
Bridget told Katie they put a breathing tube in her. If you look closely at her throat, you can see she has a Tracheostomy.

This show definately needs medical advisors, though.

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See inside re trach. I typed in the wrong place. J.

Isn't it a fact that you can't talk when you have one of those things down your throat?

Thanks for the clarification, Janie. It's obvious I misinterpreted what Bridget said to Katie. I'm glad we have medical professionals like you watching, to help us understand the goof-ups the writers make. Still wish they would get a medical advisor for the show though. :)

You're welcome. I agree that medical advisors are needed for the show, especially when dealing with such a complex situation as a heart transplant. J.

Posted by: Calliope2131
Date posted: Fri May 2 15:15:05 2008
Message:
I gave up on technical correctness when it comes to medical things back when Stephanie faked her heart attack a couple of years ago. They had her wearing a tracheotomy tube yet she never had a tracheotomy and there is no sign of a scar. It was almost funny. I also loved how they immediately began torturing Katie with Storm's suicide/goodbye letter almost the second she opened her eyes after this massive and critical transplant surgery. I guess when you only have 30 minutes to work with you have to cut some corners in the interest of time management.

Posted by: emt212
Date posted: Fri May 2 14:08:41 2008
Message:

our son was in a car wreck. massive head injuries. was eleven years ago but he was in ICU, We were allowed - family only - to go in one at a time taking turns over a just a fifteen minute window every two hours. No more visitors than that and taking turns with only one in the room at a time.

he was hooked to all kinds of machines and tubes. He had a ventilator and leg wrappings that pumped up every so once in a while to work the blood through his legs so he didn't get clots..... lots of noises of beeps and whines. Rather scary actually.

Nothing like this is presented at all...........clear that room and give the girl some peace and some space to recover, for God's sake!!!!

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How did your son turn out? -Beezil

He is fine. Has three kids since the accident, works full time and recovered well. Thanks for asking about him. He went through a. tough seven months of rehab but is strong and well today.

So GLAD...