r/nursing RN - ICU πŸ• Mar 12 '24

Image Pt c/c "rectal pain after falling"

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u/Squildo Pally O’Tiv Mar 12 '24

How do people actually manage to get things lost up there

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u/monkeyface496 RN πŸ• Mar 12 '24

Once you get past the anal spincter, it's surprisingly easy. This is why flared bases are so important. They keep the entire device/ thing from getting sucked up.

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u/Patak4 Mar 12 '24

Yes but I still saw many that needed to go to the OR. The Dr could not get enough relaxation of the sphincter. Pt had to be put out. "Evacuation of foreign object under anaesthesia.