10 Weird things removed from a human body

As i've mentioned, and most of you know, I am a nursing student.This is what occupies most of my brain space. The rest is taken up by video games, kittens, sparkly unicorns, and a few other various things.So, in light of a new semester and thus my renewed inability to think about anything non-medical, here's a list of 10 weird, amazing things eaten by someone.



1.False Teeth-A woman swallowed her lover’s false teeth while kissing. The woman says that they were experimenting with a “special type of passionate kiss.” She made it to the hospital and fortunately did not require surgery. The woman eventually passed the teeth after two days in the hospital.

2. About $650-A man in France swallowed about 350 coins, along with other assorted metal objects, including needles. When he arrived at the hospital, doctors discovered that the mass in his stomach weighed 12 pounds, enough to force his stomach down between his hips. Doctors performed emergency surgery, but the man died from complications 12 days later. This was not the first time the man had been in the hospital for removal of coins from his stomach. Apparently, he liked to steal coins and eat them.

3. Cockroach and Fork- This one really begs a few questions. A woman in Israel had a cockroach jump into her mouth as she was cleaning her home. In an effort to remove the pest, she used a fork, which she accidentally swallowed along with the cockroach. The fork became lodged sideways in her stomach, and had to be removed with laproscopic surgery. The surgery was successful, but we can probably assume that she digested the cockroach.



4. A Bullet-A woman in California swears that she quite literally “bit the bullet” while eating a hot dog. She claims that she swallowed one, and then bit a second one. An X-ray revealed that she had a bullet in her stomach, although she was optimistic, noting that eating is “the most secure way for a bullet to enter your body.”


5. 20 Cobblestones-In a fight with her boyfriend, a woman from China swallowed more than 20 cobblestones. She assumed that the stones would come out after a few days, but she discovered they would not budge, and worse, they were knocking around in her stomach. She was advised to seek surgery.

6.An Antenna- A 28 year old man with a personality disorder swallowed an aerial antenna and pens which had to be removed with a laparotomy after endoscopy was unsuccessful. All told, the surgery resulted in the retrieval of two pens, six sections of a radio antenna, a pen refill, and a pencil. Just three weeks earlier, the man had swallowed other objects including stationery. Doctors believe that the man intended to cause himself harm.


7. A Toothbrush-A 20 year old woman was using her toothbrush to clean the back area of her tongue when she triggered her gag reflex. This gagging caused her to swallow the toothbrush. Doctors removed the toothbrush through her esophagus using alligator forceps. Interesting tidbit, at the time of her ingestion, she was one of only 40 people known to have ingested a toothbrush, most of whom were diagnosed with bulimia or anorexia nervosa.

8. A Smoky Quartz-A young girl swallowed a smokey quartz, which came with a "Treasure of the Earth" magazine. Her mother told her to put it somewhere safe, and apparently, she did. Everything came out just fine.


9. Tapeworms-You would think that most people would be smart enough to realize that swallowing a parasitic worm is both dangerous and disgusting, but you’d be wrong. Women and men have knowingly ingested tapeworms and allowed them to live in their bodies. Why? Weight loss, of course. The tapeworm diet requires that you eat infected beef carcass, and then after a specific amount of time, take prescribed medicine to kill the parasite. EEEEEEEWWWWWWWWWWWWWW.

10. Hair-A 10-pound hairball was found in the belly of an 18 year old woman in New England. She apparently had a habit of eating her own hair. The mass had to be removed by surgery.

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Story Time!

photo credit: the daily growl
OK, I know that I am terrible. I have not written a post in forever. But all (3) of my readers know I am exceptionally busy. I am in an accelerated program in nursing school, and that keeps my schedule very full. I do graduate soon, and will then have time to update much more often.

Now, that being said, it is a new semester, my Senior 1 semester, at school. One of my classes this term is Pediatric nursing. (YAY!) We were given an assignment our first week that involved writing a story that covered all of the 2011 national patient safety goals published by the joint commission. They said to get creative with it. Well, that was mistake number one on their part. I'm providing for you the story I submitted. WHy? Because it is just that awesome. You're welcome.

Patient Safety Goals Story
By BFreeman
1/26/11
Nurse Bridget came to work one day with a very funny feeling. It was going to be one of those days. She could tell. When she woke up this morning she went outside to get her newspaper only to find Sasquatch on her yard, tearing things up and generally messing up the place. While he was busy digging through last night's garbage a bear came running out of the woods and started wrestling with Sasquatch! The mighty struggle between the two hairy beasts raged on for many minutes. Chunks of fur were flying everywhere as the two creatures growled. She stood transfixed on the lawn. It was by far the coolest thing Bridget had ever seen. It made her rush the rest of her morning though. She got report from the other nurses and lab results from the lab first thing in the morning. A list of the patient's medication was also given the Nurse Bridget as part of report. It's always important to get information like that in a timely manner. She then went on the check on her patient's medication. Was it safe to give these new meds? Would they be OK with her patien's current medications? Were the dosages right? They were, yet she still could not shake the feeling that something was off.
That's when a unicorn came crashing through the window of the unit.”I am Beatrice the magical unicorn of patient safety!” he said, “I will grant all your patient safety wishes.” The nurses were so happy that they kept him and he became the unit mascot. Nurse Bridget prepared her patient's morning medications and was sure to label all syringes and unlabeled medicine. (taking special care with blood thinning medication) She was sure to wash her hands according to CDC regulations. She wanted to prevent infection in her patients, whatever thei condition. (She took special care with her post-surgical patients and those with central lines.) In her patient's room she asked the patient for his name and birthday. She checked his ID badge while he said “ My name is Hank Coolguy and my birthday is Jan 25th, 1980.” “Looks good, Mr Coolguy.” said Nurse Bridget. To which, he responded “Ninja attack!”, and a bunch of ninjas came crawling out of every corner of the room and nurse Bridget had to fight them. Her friends Nurse Kim and Nurse Tessa joined the epic battle. Hands and feet were flying ans the three nurses karate chopped their way through the stealthy pack of ninjas. “Hiya! Take that!” they said. They defeated the ninjas and their limp bodies lay strewn all over the room. It was truly a majestic sight. They laughed heartily. Nurse Bridget gave Mr Coolguy his medication, checking it twice for safety.
After he took his medication, Nurse Bridget gave Hank Coolguy a list of his current meds with information attached. She then reviewed all of her patient's information to determine if any of them were at safety risks, such as suicide risk or seizure risk. None were suicide risk patients. It turned, however, that out that one of Nurse Bridget's patients was a seizure precaution patient. Nurse Bridget took some blankets into the room to pad the bed's side-rails for safety. That's when zombies attacked the hospital! All of the nurses had to band together to protect their patients from impending zombie doom! All the nurses grabbed any available weapon to fight the oncoming horde. It was zombie madness. The zombies were everywhere. Nurse Bridget was thankful for all of the hours she spent playing Left 4 Dead. The nurses successfully fought off the zombie hordes and all the patients were safe. It was the most awesome day Nurse Bridget had ever had.
The End.

Internet Meme Halloween costumes

A Rick Roll


Google


Flying Spaghetti Monster


Keyboard Cat


Double Rainbow Guy

Universal Truths I Have Learned in Nursing

Thisis the face we make at you when you say something stupid. "You cannot be serious."

Nobody wants to drink water. Except patients on fluid restrictions. Those are the thirstiest people on earth.

Everybody loves pudding.

Wash your hands.

Being on a clear liquid diet will make you hate jell-o forever.

If pee is the worst body fluid you got on yourself today, you had a good day.

I fully apologize for complaining about school cafeteria food for all those years. I have now had hospital cafeteria food.

Nursing Students are easy to spot on Campus. They are usually dressed in either their uniform, or they are wearing sweat pants and an exhausted look.

The “lethal” level of caffeine is just a helpful guideline.

Wash your hands.

First graders are right, poop is funny.

If it's wet, and it's not yours, don't touch it!

A call light is NOT a toy.

All bleeding stops. Eventually.

To be right is only half the battle, to convince the patient is the harder part.

Wash your hands!


When you're sick, take heart. Nurses are there because we truly care about people. And yes, we ARE laughing at you.

Letters from Dracula

I know it's little early for Halloween, but it's one of my most favorite of holidays, so I just couldn't wait. Now that Dracula has his own stationery, he has comoplaints to register! Here is one reposted:



Dearest Emmy Judges,
I have weathered what seems like a thousand seasons of mediocre TV and I will weather a thousand more. In all those toilsome years I have glimpsed true art but once. That you should forsake "Two and a Half Men" and leave its cast bereft of award statuette sickens me to my blackened core. Who else but the unassailable Charlie Sheen could portray such a nuanced and whimsical character? And yet he receives no nomination? This betrayal is most egregious, and I shall not hesitate to subject any and all of you to my unnatural thirst. Your children, too, shall come to know my taste for blood.


I have started a Facebook fan page in protest. Already my friend and associate, the Mummy, has "liked" it. That is two powerful enemies you have made in record time.


Be warned!


Yours forever,

P.S. What do you think of my stationery letterhead? After what seems like centuries, I am finally embracing the dark and wondrous frontiers of desktop publishing

See them all here.

7 Latin Phrases You Pretend to Understand

1. Caveat Emptor
“Let the buyer beware”
Before money-back guarantees and 20-year warranties, caveat emptor was indispensable advice for the consumer. These days, it’d be more fitting to have it tattooed on the foreheads of used-car salesmen, infomercial actors, and prostitutes. For extra credit points, remember that caveat often makes solo appearances at cocktail parties as a fancy term for a warning or caution. Oh, and just so you know, caveat lector means “let the reader beware.”

2. Persona Non Grata
“An unacceptable person”
Remember your old buddy, the one everybody called Tank? Now picture him at a debutante ball, and you’ll start to get a sense of someone with persona non grata status. The term is most commonly used in diplomatic circles to indicate that a person is unwelcome due to ideological differences or a breach of trust. Sometimes, the tag refers to a pariah, a ne’er-do-well, or a killjoy, but it’s always subjective.

3. Habeas Corpus
“You have the body”
When you wake up in the New Orleans Parish Prison after a foggy night at Mardi Gras, remember this one. In a nutshell, habeas corpus is what separates us from savages. It’s the legal principle that guarantees an inmate the right to appear before a judge in court, so it can be determined whether or not that person is being lawfully imprisoned. It’s also one of the cornerstones of the American and British legal systems. Without it, tyrannical and unjust imprisonments would be possible. In situations where national security is at risk, however, habeas corpus can be suspended.

4. Cogito Ergo Sum
“I think, therefore I am”
When all those spirited mental wrestling matches you have about existentialism start growing old (yeah, right!), you can always put an end to the debate with cogito ergo sum. Descartes, the 17th-century French philosopher, coined the phrase as a means of justifying reality. According to him, nothing in life could be proven except one’s thoughts. That makes sense, right?


5. Quid Pro Quo
“You scratch my back, I’ll scratch yours”
Given that quid pro quo refers to a deal or trade, it’s no wonder the Brits nicknamed their almighty pound the “quid.” And if you give someone some quid, you’re going to expect some quo. The phrase often lives in the courtroom, where guilt and innocence are the currency. It’s the oil that lubricates our legal system.

6. Ad Hominem
“To attack the man”
In the world of public discourse, ad hominem is a means of attacking one’s rhetorical opponent by questioning his or her reputation or expertise rather than sticking to the issue at hand. Translation: Politicians are really good at it. People who resort to ad hominem techniques are usually derided as having a diluted argument or lack of discipline. If pressed, they’ll brandish it like a saber and refuse to get back to the heart of the matter. Who said the debate team doesn’t have sex appeal?

7. Memento Mori
“Remember, you must die”
Carpe diem is so 20th century. If you’re going to suck the marrow out of life, trying doing it with the honest, irrefutable, and no less inspiring memento mori. You can interpret the phrase in two ways: Eat, drink, and party down. Or, less hedonistically, be good so you can get past the pearly gates. Naturally, the latter was the one preferred by the early Christian Church, which would use macabre art—including dancing skeletons and snuffed-out candles—to remind the faithful to forgo temporal pleasures in favor of eternal bliss in heaven. The phrase also served to prevent swelling heads. Some historians say that victorious, parading Roman generals would have servants stand behind them and whisper “memento mori” in their ears to keep their egos in check.

Post-It Art!

Elvis Presley

By far one of the coolest ones:

“Mother Creativity” was the winner of a 3M contest to get artists to create something using only their Post-It brand notes. Two teens from Florida won with this entry, which was recreated large-scale in NYC’s Grand Central Station using 100,000 sticky notes.


Mario!


It took David Alvarez more than 10,000 notes to create Ray Charles as part of a college art project.


And this one where an entire room was covered. I really like this one.It makes the whole room look kind of fluffy and cloud-like.