314 Comments Posted by claudia

I think this was called a Hubard tub. I remember them being used only on patient's that had extensive burns or wounds. The tub allowed multiple staff members to work on the patient at once. This allowed the patient to only need one large dose of pain medication instead of several doses. There is a whirlpool function to clean the wounds.

Looks like giant watch works. Very cool picture.

But do you see the bunny near the floor on the right side of ther door?

OK I see the figure. But doesn't it look like she/it is really short? Or am I missing something?

meant love

I just lolve this room. I could sit in this wonderful light and read all day.
Amazing the beautiful things that can be found in abandoned buildings.

Love the cascading ivy.

Wonder what ever happened to this guy.

See the dots on the left hip, they are classic injection sites. I would only put oily based meds in the hip because the muscle is so much bigger than any where else. And a longer needle would place the medication deeper so it would have less chance to ooze back out.

Looks like it might be a drain to stand on when you get out. it would help to keep the floor dry and prevent slipping.

I have also given most of the psych meds mentioned in the discussions about psych care. The medications protect the patient from hurting themselves or others. I have injected Haldol through a pair of jeans and into a thigh on a violent ER patient being restrained by multiple ER.EMS, and security staff. The only way to protect everyone concerned. I think of it as better living through chemistry.

Please note those curtains are hanging 18" above the floor. See any feet? These are standard cubicle curtains used in lots of places in hospitals including ER's

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It would seem that the only difference in our treatment today of violent patients and the criminally insane is that our "restraints" are chemical in nature. I do not believe we have reached any greater level of treatment for these individuals. People who are violent and hurt others have to be managed in some manner. I can only pray that a more humane method is found.

Motts said he only saw dates from 1990-1999. Those would be fairly old. It is possible that the Med Recs for whoever is storing them did a big clean out. Charts stay in the year they were last worked on. So if you have a patient who was originally admitted in 1971 and then readmitted in 1999, the chart would be in the 1999 group. We would get old charts quite frequently so we could read the medical history of patients that were not very good at giving a history and those who for one reason or another were unable to give the history.