tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post117037685531676003..comments2023-06-14T03:36:55.988-07:00Comments on Head Nurse: Maggots and leeches and }}}shudder{{{, oh my!Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16520599099436383317noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-1171313414872993982007-02-12T12:50:00.000-08:002007-02-12T12:50:00.000-08:00Well, we had a patient 2 years ago...that brought ...Well, we had a patient 2 years ago...that brought her own maggots with her...falling out of her nasal cavity of all places. It was disgusting. Ah, and she had been intubated for about a week before said critters made their appearance...we hoped to hell we didn't have any flies in the room...it was summertime...Texas ya know.<BR/>Wonder what they were feeding on that was "rotten"?? The brain??? She actually lived. We had in isolation for a while...who knows what other bugs she may have had.GingerJarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18264306220362474678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-1170698550820698642007-02-05T10:02:00.000-08:002007-02-05T10:02:00.000-08:00I must say, I feel bad for the poor leeches, too -...I must say, I feel bad for the poor leeches, too - they do their duty, save an ear or a finger, and then go off to what must be a rather terrible death.<BR/><BR/>At least they go with a full belly, I suppose.<BR/><BR/>Very cool stuff, Jo.annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16532697564402422745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-1170525094751340082007-02-03T09:51:00.000-08:002007-02-03T09:51:00.000-08:00A year or two back,THE NEW YORKER ran a great arti...A year or two back,THE NEW YORKER ran a great article about leech therapy, which I found absolutely fascinating. I hadn't known about maggots, though. Cool!Susan Palwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08821954305024484206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-1170429248842051872007-02-02T07:14:00.000-08:002007-02-02T07:14:00.000-08:00O..M..G! I had no idea such things were possible.A...O..M..G! I had no idea such things were possible.<BR/><BR/>And here I am, working my butt off to get into nursing school. What am I thinking?<BR/><BR/>On the other hand...that's pretty cool.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-1170379572959109332007-02-01T17:26:00.000-08:002007-02-01T17:26:00.000-08:00"Isn't it rich? Aren't we a pair? Me in a hole in ...<I>"Isn't it rich? Aren't we a pair? Me in a hole in his foot, you in his hair?"</I><BR/><BR/>Best. Line. Ever.#1 Dinosaurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01357845504444464397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-1170380988766764602007-02-01T17:49:00.000-08:002007-02-01T17:49:00.000-08:00The poor, beleaguered leech. Despised and ridicul...The poor, beleaguered leech. Despised and ridiculed by schoolchildren the world over. Used and abused, only to meet an ignominious end in isopropanol. Sigh, so many injustices left in the world.<BR/><BR/>:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com