Onward Hoe!

We found all these books in our book closet that nobody was using, so we decided to just give them away. A lot of them are textbooks, and they cover a wide range of topics from Landscaping to Accounting. We were looking at one called "Diversified Health Occupations" during the break, and we came across a chapter on medical assistant skills. One of the skills a medical assistant must master is safely and correctly positioning a patient for a variety of procedures. There are detailed instructions and pictures for each position. I'm going to type out, verbatim, what one of them says, but just for those of you who, like me, wouldn't get this visual based on these instructions, imagine you're on your knees and you bend over forward so your chest is on the floor with your booty stuck up in the air.



Knee-chest Position

• Used for rectal examinations, usually a sigmoidoscopic examination.


• Patient rests body weight on knees and chest.


• Arms are flexed slightly at the elbows and extended above the head.


• Knees are slightly separated and thighs are at right angles to the table.


• Draping can be done with one large sheet or two small sheets that meet at the rectal area. A large sheet with a hole at the rectal area is also used. Sheets hang loose with no tucks.


• Caution: Never leave a patient alone in this position.

How 'bout that "caution?" Ummm...DIRTY! Does this make anyone else blush?