314 Comments Posted by claudia

Reading about the cost of cigarettes takes me back to my college days. 1968 to be exact. If you had $1.30 you could get a pack of cigarettes and a bottle of Ripple which made any night better.

Actually I think the darkness of the film is from the technique of the tech taking the films. I'm more curious about the white round space on the top of a couple of the pictures. Seems to be on the lower part of the lung and may represent a pneumonia or air under the diaphragm.

I find it funny that the pillows were on the last few beds. No mattresses, but they left the pillows. Make sense??

The side profile of the lady is especially well done. Check out the muscles
in the neck area. Thanks for including this picture

Isn't the white object lying on the foot of the bed the ironing board?

When pictures like this are posted on your site I always know that I am going to learn things. The expertise of the people that visit this site is amazing. Thanks for all of the descriptions of the engine and it's parts.

When used they were applied to both wrists and both legs with wash clothes for additional padding. We used them in the ER for violent patients until the sedation we gave them took effect to prevent injuries to the staff. We only used the locks if the patient would be unattended. There is a metal bar that fit into the holes you can see to get the correct size adjustment. Then a belt slipped through the bar to hold the restraint in place. Posey made excellent equipment.

The upper part in the picture was placed as close to the patient on the first mattress and the pieces were strapped together. Then the motor rotated the patient until they were laying on their stomach on the second mattress. This was usually done on a schedule to allow each side of the body to have time without pressure on it. The patients were frequently afraid that they would fall during the turning motion. If possible we would use sedation to help them relax. I haven't seen one in a hospital since 1975. To bad because I agree with Lynne that they definitely served a purpose.

Posey makes great products. I started working in hospitals in 1971 and have never seen this particular type. I only went to psych hospitals while in training. I think I am glad I never saw this or had to use something like this.

When I worked in the Emergency Room I carried a clothes pin to hold the curtains closed when I had to insert catheters or do other procedures that would expose the patient.

Those clocks were so annoying. They "ticked" really loudly and at certain times of the day they stopped so that all of the hospital clocks could be synchronized. You'd look up for the time and the dang thing would be stationary. Then it would jump to the hour and go back to normal operation.

Most likely the liquids in the containers were for preserving the removed organs. During autopsies sometimes the entire organ is removed for study and placed in a tupperware like container and covered with liquid that preserves the organ. At least that is my best nurse's guess. Embalming is not done at the time of autopsy. The funeral director does the embalming.

Amazing photo. The light in the windows and the stark utility poles. So much detail. It is one of my all time favorites.

WOW great picture Thanks Mr Motts for recording this.