If there is resistance and no movement of the drain tube despite gentle side-to-side rotation and a firm pull do not proceed further and notify the treating team/surgeon. There should be no excessive force when pulling the drain tube, doing so can lead to serious complications such as drain tube fractures or internal tissue damage. Drain Tube Fractures If the tube fractures during drain removal and remnants of the tubing is left within the patient contact the treating team. The surgical fellow should order an immediate Xray of the drain tube site. The patient should be prepared for theatre, inform the parents and consider the need to keep the child nil by mouth in anticipation for surgical removal of the remaining drain tube.
This is why orange now appears in the Irish flag â to symbolize the Protestant minority in Ireland. Thus, âOrange Protestantsâ have been around for quite a while, but wearing the color on Saint Patrickâs is a relatively new phenomenon.
Green may be the national color of Ireland, but the color most associated with St. Patrick is blue. The Order of St. Patrick was established in 1783 as the senior order of chivalry in the Kingdom of Ireland. The color associated with the honor needed to differentiate it from the Order of the Garter (dark blue) and the Order of the Thistle (green). So they went with blue. FULL COVERAGE: St. Patrick's Day