There are many times I wish HIPAA didn't exist, but today especially. That way, if HIPAA didn't exist, I could take and post a picture of my patient for general internet enjoyment. And my personal memory enjoyment.
So my patient thought it was loud in the ICU (which, to be fair, it is), so we gave him some earplugs. This was clearly not enough. I walked in a bit later and clearly he had raided the drawer next to his bed... Not only did he have his ear plugs in but he'd put 4x4s over top of his ears, taped them in place and then covered his ears, cheeks, forehead and scalp with vaseline gauze.
The mental image does not do the actual image justice.
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