314 Comments Posted by claudia

Darlene you made me think of an argument that happened in my home town. A new high school was built about 4 years ago and there were various plans shown to the committee and the town voted on the choices. One man just kept writing to the newspaper, "just build it out of concrete block what do we need a fancy building for." Made me think about how we choose what buildings look like. Is it a waste of money to make them aesthetically pleasing? I don't think it is a waste, but some people might.

Believe it or not, but the resuscitation dummies that you are thinking of become outdated and unusable. The plastics degrade and the inner workings (some have baggies for the lungs) give up. So hopefully this was an OLD one and not a terrible waste.

The part that lists the mortician makes it easier for the mortician to find the body he is looking for. Mixing up bodies is a definite no-no.

I don't think this is an autopsy table. Only being able to get to one side would be a major problem for the Dr. But maybe some limited exams were done with this setup. And the assorted equipment on this wall mounted piece has other functions.

And tire fires are nasty. Lots and lots of very black smoke. And they are almost impossible to put out.

Love how the brick is curling out. So graceful.

OMG wonder where these came from?

This looks like a device that I last saw in the '70's. When intensive care units were first being set up the training that a nurse had to have to work in one was not mandated. Nurses started off learning to pattern read for problems with patients on heart monitors. Then more and more detail was taught. If you had a problem interpreting a strip of EKG tape this device allowed the information to be sent to another hospital usually one with a larger ICU/CCU with the hopes a nurse or Doctor there would look at it for you. As nurses were better trained these devices were phased out. The information went through the telephone line before Fax's were ever in common use. Patients still use some of this technology to send a weekly/monthly strip to their cardiologist for interpretation. All part of monitoring the care of a patient with a cardiac problem. I still don't understand how it all works. LOL

I think the Thixx product was used to thicken liquids so folks with swallowing problems could swallow without choking.

You are right Mica will Love the lights. They look to be in pretty great shape considering.

Used for patients having seizures. The idea was to put the block between the teeth so the patient could not bite down on their tongue. The wrapper on this one indicates it is for use during shock therapy which often causes seizures. If a patient with a seizure disorder was admittedd one of these was taped on the headboard or near the bed for ease of finding it in an emergency.

Amazing how much these pins must have been used to be that chipped.

This reminds me of how my Dad went to a local ball stadium to watch for planes during the cold war days. Civil defense I believe was the name of the group. And I think most members were post WW2 veterans.

ECT is still used today for cases of depression that do not respond to meds and psychiatric intervention. A friend's daughter has had multiple treatments and has finally gotten clear of the terrible depression that she had post multiple pregnancies. Hard for most of us to understand how a severe electric shock can help. I look at is as pushing the off button on a computer and then restarting the program. Helps sometimes, but not always.