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I read a doctor story written in the late 50's or early 60's, they made reference to a bennett valve to help with breathing.

If the tubes go into the glass jar, it looks like a suction machine. Our old ones had reuseable glass jars that you suctioned gunk into...now they are disposable plastic.

Back when...mentally ill people were usually not listened to. Their complaints went unheard, and if they accused anyone of anything...well who cared...they are insane! But I believe this sign reminds nurses that they are accountable, no matter who they serve.

Usually someone that was in "seclusion" was chemically restrained if not physically restrained. For the most part...there weren't really any coherent thoughts while they were in this bed...

Some of the new psych furniture has wooden sides, they are built in the room, and bolted to the floor on the "inside" of the wooden sides. They are then calked and sealed to floor to prevent anyone from getting any nuts, bolts, or screws out of the bed. Other of the furniture looks like the plastic kids beds and they are also sealed to the floor.

The plastic cover is so that it can be sanitized. Also, psych mattresses are covered in a tough plastic that is sealed on the sides so that they can't be ripped open and used to hurt oneself or hide contraband inside.

Also, even in psych hospitals today, if a resident uses their bed to hurt themselves, they can have their mattress and bedding on the floor. They are making progress with "psych" furniture that looks less institutional, and more homelike...only with no screws, nuts, or bolts that can be taken out. Also, "psych" mattresses are all sealed with vents sewn into the seams so that the mattresses can not be torn open. It is nice to know that they are making steps to make a better environment for those with mental illness.

No...it is not the remnants of cool night air...it is the clouded spirit of souls long gone...

Way back when, it didn't matter how much noise someone made...you were given a pill to make you sleep, a pill to wake you up, and a pill to calm you down after you woke up....

You know that everyone calls these a Morgue, but really when you think of it, it's actually a walk in freezer, just like you would see in a restaurant, but with the exception of there being lots or doors on the front, and with pull our tables that the bodies lay on. When you go to your local gas station, or grocery store's freezer section, it looks just like what you see here in the picture, but with big glass doors that you pull open and there's shelves where they place the milk and ice cream on, and if you look straight to the back you can see the rest of the cooler where the shelves are stocked from the back side, so basically a morgue is a modified walk in cooler like exactly what you see in your local neighborhood grocery store, gas station or restaurant. I know because I am a refrigeration repair guy, and have seen many of these.

opeth? maybe the O is just too faint.

After seeing a show about Pennhurst hospital- the fellas were trying to reach the spirits of the people that resided there-- or were kept prisioners- tormented-negelected and more. The patients that have passed on should be left alone to find peace and be able to move on. It saddens me to think that humans were treated that way. I pray anyone that is still alive is doing well and is well taken care of.

Great album! Really lightened my day! (Or night).

i like how they actuly decided to restore some of it instead of letting it rot