sotyakr
Enlightened
Surgery by \"Arc Light\"
One of our pot-bellied pigs at work developed an intestinal blockage and required surgery today. Just as our vet was preparing to make an incision, the bulb in the surgical light went out. Unfortunately, they didn't have a replacement bulb on hand, so it was my LSL-S to the rescue. While propping up the pig's head to keep an IV flowing, I kept the LSL aimed into the surgery field and it provided just the right amount of light for the vet to do her work. We also used my supervisor's M*g 5 cell, but the LSL (w/TSP-123) was used for most of the procedure since it could be easily moved around to illuminate the area needed without smacking someone in the head. The (Yuntong) battery lasted for a good chunk of the surgery (almost 3 hours) and just started to flicker into moon mode as the last sutures were going in. Wish I had my AA pack, or for that matter, a spare 123 with me today! In any case, the surgery seems to have gone well, and the pig was up and around a little while later.
Yet another reason why I'm glad to EDC an Arc.
One of our pot-bellied pigs at work developed an intestinal blockage and required surgery today. Just as our vet was preparing to make an incision, the bulb in the surgical light went out. Unfortunately, they didn't have a replacement bulb on hand, so it was my LSL-S to the rescue. While propping up the pig's head to keep an IV flowing, I kept the LSL aimed into the surgery field and it provided just the right amount of light for the vet to do her work. We also used my supervisor's M*g 5 cell, but the LSL (w/TSP-123) was used for most of the procedure since it could be easily moved around to illuminate the area needed without smacking someone in the head. The (Yuntong) battery lasted for a good chunk of the surgery (almost 3 hours) and just started to flicker into moon mode as the last sutures were going in. Wish I had my AA pack, or for that matter, a spare 123 with me today! In any case, the surgery seems to have gone well, and the pig was up and around a little while later.
Yet another reason why I'm glad to EDC an Arc.
