Guest guest Posted February 19, 2005 Report Share Posted February 19, 2005 The glass suction cups are great but if you are bleeding the patient you need to make sure that the blood does not get into the rubber gasket on the top of the cup. This can get very difficult to clean out so when you take the cup off do not invert it in this case. Clean immediately. Fire cups are o.k. but I prefer to use larger sizes for this. For small/medicum cups you can use a small piece of thin paper twisted like a Hersey's Kiss around a dime. Place the " trivet " on the area to be cupped and light the top; place the cup immediately on top and the flame will extinguish before it goes down too low. This creates a nice suction that is generally stronger than if you use the " alchohol swab/forceps " method. Best, Steve Lamade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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