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Johns Hopkins Hospital Shooting–Doctor Expected to Survive–Hospital has Over 80 Entrances to Police by Medical Quack Patient Expert

Posted Fri 17 Sep 2010 1:13am We hear about more incidents as such as hospitals today and with 80 entrances someone got by with a gun as security police do check for this but can’t get everyone or have metal detectors at every door. From what is stated here the fact that his mother’s condition was not corrected with surgery is what set him off as she had suffered fr ... Read on »

Eyeborg–A Prosthetic Eye That Records and Streams Video (Video) by Medical Quack Patient Expert

Posted Sun 28 Aug 2011 4:53pm This is a video worth watching as this is amazing how he built this replacement eyeball. What’s even stranger though is to hear him talk about the technology with prosthetics and he believes that when it gets real good that people will consider losing an arm voluntarily to have a prosthetic arm that can out perform a human arm? I don’t know ... Read on »

Stop Bleeding Naturally With Traditional Chinese Medicine- Yunnan Baiyao by Mind Body Spirit .. Healthy Living Professional

Posted Fri 11 Dec 2009 10:14am There is nothing more panic-inducing than seeing blood where it shouldn't be; that is - anywhere other than coursing through your veins. Women are used to seeing blood monthly during their menses, but other than that, blood belongs inside one's body. Cuts can usually be dealt with easily, if you haven't chopped off a limb, but when you see blood ... Read on »

The Mind Of A Nurse - A Story From The Field by David S. Patient Expert

Posted Fri 03 Oct 2008 11:32am During my nursing career, I have worked in several specialties. I worked Medical / Surgical, Step Down, Intensive Care (ICU) and Emergency Room (ER). The ER is where I feel most at home. I like the action, the varying degrees of acuity, and just simply not knowing what is going to come through those doors next. In the ER, I see things that have wen ... Read on »

Lake County Coroner’s Office Investigation of a Death by Dr. Richard Keller Medical Doctor

Posted Thu 23 Oct 2008 1:35pm Notes from a recent presentation I did to discuss how much work goes on with (and it is by no means all-inclusive): Lake County Coroner’s Office Investigation of a Death The Call: The On Call Deputy receives the call of a Death General Information about the Deceased if available (may take several calls) The Scene ... Read on »

I Love Being a Soldier's Wife by Take Root and Write .. Patient Expert

Posted Sun 11 Jan 2009 4:19pm There's a saying among military personnel and their civilian counterparts: military wives have the toughest job. Yes, our husbands do what many can not: they serve our country in times of war and peace. They're at the beck and call of the Commander and Chief, and, if they are National Guard,the governor of the state they serve in. Our ... Read on »

Red bagged pants by Ellie Patient Expert

Posted Thu 06 Nov 2008 11:40pm I was nervous. I actually felt nauseous driving to the call, dreading what I would see. I was headed to a self inflicted gun shot wound to the head. I knew I would be the only ALS provider on scene and the dispatcher reported that he could hear agonal respirations over the phone. It was raining hard and all I could think was to drive carefully a ... Read on »

Getting medieval: chest spreaders etc. by Jerome M. Posted Thu 05 Jan 2012 6:15pm The holidays have come to an abrupt end, and we’re back in Bethleham. it sounds like Klippity, our year tutor on the ambulance side of things, had an eventful New Year. Aside from all the bog standard drunks the heady mix of alcohol, fireworks and a feverish sending off of the old year makes for some bizarre behaviour. It’s something we’ll be e ... Read on »

Last Stand in the ER by yannai Posted Tue 12 Mar 2013 10:57am Late last year, after much consideration Aviva decided to leave the Emergency Department and switch to a Dialysis Unit. Aviva loved the ER and she was an amazing ER nurse. She could handle twelve sick patients at once, was the resident blood drawer for any hard stick, and loved the constant excitement that the ER brought (even if it was ... Read on »

Gabby Giffords and Autism by Kim S. Patient Expert

Posted Thu 01 Mar 2012 12:00am By Katie Wright Like all Americans, I’m sure, I am in awe of Congresswoman Gabby Giffords. It is easy for ASD parents like myself to get bogged down in frustration and disappointment with government agencies and officials. However, a congresswoman like Gabby Giffords is someone we can all admire. It is important to look for ... Read on »