319 Comments for Barlow State Hospital
Russell wrote:
If those are for neuro stim I can sure use one to relieve the pain in my back.
If they are for electro torture to extract confessions, I can sure use one for umm....I plead the fifth.
If they are for electro torture to extract confessions, I can sure use one for umm....I plead the fifth.
- Location: Barlow State Hospital
- Gallery: Surplus
Russell wrote:
One hell of a place to shoot a porno flick lol
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Russell wrote:
This actually sounds better....
RUN FORREST RUNNNN!!
RUN FORREST RUNNNN!!
- Location: Barlow State Hospital
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Russell wrote:
Damn... I want one of those so bad!
It would look awesome next to my GTE payphone from the 50's.
It would look awesome next to my GTE payphone from the 50's.
- Location: Barlow State Hospital
- Gallery: Surplus
Jason wrote:
Considering these records span 14-17 years past the end of the Civil War, I wonder if any of those "patients" were veterans who were admitted. That was long before PTSD was recognized and differentiated from an actual mental illness.
Sadly, there were many WWI veterans committed in the years after that war who were labeled as mentally unfit to stay in society and received the wrong kind of treatment. While during WWI the term "shell shock" was first known, it wasn't until soldiers were returning from Vietnam when PTSD was recognized. The two are not the same. Shell shock is just one aspect of overall PTSD.
Sadly, there were many WWI veterans committed in the years after that war who were labeled as mentally unfit to stay in society and received the wrong kind of treatment. While during WWI the term "shell shock" was first known, it wasn't until soldiers were returning from Vietnam when PTSD was recognized. The two are not the same. Shell shock is just one aspect of overall PTSD.
- Location: Barlow State Hospital
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Deb wrote:
Thermoplastic splints like these are used for muscle spasticity and drop foot due to conditions including muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis and others for positioning and function. The plastic is warmed in a water bath and formed to the foot.
- Location: Barlow State Hospital
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Motts wrote:
Hittman Medical Systems is/was the parent company of Medcraft; not sure where the name originates.
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Motts wrote:
No worries, I just have that message there as most people right-click to download photos and post them elsewhere :)
If you make your browser window even more narrow, you should see a link appear beneath the photo that will allow you to open a new window to view it full size, so you can scroll around all you like.
If you make your browser window even more narrow, you should see a link appear beneath the photo that will allow you to open a new window to view it full size, so you can scroll around all you like.
- Location: Barlow State Hospital
- Gallery: Surplus
Motts wrote:
Tony - definitely seems to have been a laundry or autoclave room at some point, given the tiled floor, sinks, and your observations. The white thing on the right is part of a customized wheelchair, which I believe had a tray or table built into the front.
- Location: Barlow State Hospital
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Tootuncommon wrote:
A GoFundMe for the stuff you need to get the site up and running again is a possibility. I would sure donate to that!
- Location: Barlow State Hospital
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I'm surprised that it doesn't have the solid rubber tires.