“She lifts one of the patient’s breasts to clean underneath, and several cockroaches scurry away.”
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Updated 7 years ago,March 22, 2018
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We pull back the blanket, and the smell hits our noses and eyes like a Kung Fu punch.

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I had a patient who was in her 50s, and well over 500lbs.
She had urinated on herself (she didnt care, either).
So we go to clean her up.

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We pull back the blanket, and the smell hits our noses and eyes like a Kung Fu punch.
It was the most sour, pungent thing I have ever smelled.
I had a hard time keeping my eyes open it burned so badly.
The best way I could describe it was if you cut wet cardboard into confetti-sized pieces.
Luckily, I had her for maybe 30 minutes before she got shipped to another hospital.