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[[File:Frying Pan.jpg|300px500px|thumb|leftright|''"Chef, need to borrow your frying pan; we have an ICU emergency!"'']]
The '''frying pan''' is a treatment of last resort used by ICU personnel. Use of a '''frying pan''' is the [[Penultimate|penultimate]] choice before throwing in the [[Kitchen Sink|kitchen sink]]. The '''frying pan''' is mostly used in the management of a [[LOL|severely-agitated patient]] when [[Restraints|restraints]]; a 1-to-1 or an 11-to-1 sitter<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2015/10/combative/ Combative Little Old Lady Requires Record-Breaking 11-to-1 Sitter]</ref>; and medications like benzodiazepines (think [[Ativan Diffuser|Ativan]]), antipsychotics (think [[Haldol Blowdart|Haldol]]), opioids (think [[Fentanyl Patch Kids|fentanyl]]), and [[propofol]] (think propofol) do not work.
To use a '''frying pan''', simply raise above your head to achieve enough momentum, then in a swift but comedic blow similar to many Vaudeville acts of the early 20th century knock the patient out but avoid instigating [[Intramedullary Nail|fatal head trauma]]. If you have succeeded, proceed to thoroughly wash the '''frying pan''' of any sweat and [[Blood Transfusion|blood]] and then proceed to make a round of scrambled eggs for the team to [[Thank You|thank them]] for the their hard work.
'''Other Items'''
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- [[11-to-1 Sitter]]
- [[Ativan Diffuser]]
- [[Haldol Blowdart]]
- [[Kitchen Sink]]
- [[Number Needed to Spoon (NNS)]]
- [[Spatula]]