Hospital Power System

Chris Pearson:

ProMbrooke:

Maybe this will work...

That all looked a bit muddled.


I think that you need to know how a hospital works - clearly OMS does!


I fear that the use of electrocautery has led to a generation of surgeons who are not used to tying sutures (seriously!) but a lot of surgery can be done without electricity (battery head lights are useful, but they don't count) so oddly, in most cases, the operating theatre doesn't have to be no. 1 priority. Anaesthetists don't need leccy either - Triservice apparatus.

 

Sure Chris - a good gasser and slasher team and a handful of switched on nurses can keep pretty well anyone alive under pretty dire or grim conditions  - electricity is often of minor importance.


Of course, we don't want to stress out the surgical or ITU teams unnecessarily as part of the day job, so the engineering systems give them a fur lined environment to work in - I guess a few get a bit too fond of "fur lined" and forget what the real sharp end might look like, and what actually can be achieved.


That said, most of the lads and lasses I used to come across are pretty capable of working under the most appalling conditions if they actually have to - I guess that's attitude of mid rather than technical ability though.


I've never had to reach in and grip someone's heart and keep squeezing  - so I've no idea how I'd hold up TBH


Regards


OMS

Chris Pearson:

ProMbrooke:

Maybe this will work...

That all looked a bit muddled.


I think that you need to know how a hospital works - clearly OMS does!


I fear that the use of electrocautery has led to a generation of surgeons who are not used to tying sutures (seriously!) but a lot of surgery can be done without electricity (battery head lights are useful, but they don't count) so oddly, in most cases, the operating theatre doesn't have to be no. 1 priority. Anaesthetists don't need leccy either - Triservice apparatus.

 

Sure Chris - a good gasser and slasher team and a handful of switched on nurses can keep pretty well anyone alive under pretty dire or grim conditions  - electricity is often of minor importance.


Of course, we don't want to stress out the surgical or ITU teams unnecessarily as part of the day job, so the engineering systems give them a fur lined environment to work in - I guess a few get a bit too fond of "fur lined" and forget what the real sharp end might look like, and what actually can be achieved.


That said, most of the lads and lasses I used to come across are pretty capable of working under the most appalling conditions if they actually have to - I guess that's attitude of mid rather than technical ability though.


I've never had to reach in and grip someone's heart and keep squeezing  - so I've no idea how I'd hold up TBH


Regards


OMS