Hummm :) since i gotta post somthing..

so here we go... the picture or diagram on the left has been a product of the popular celebrity anorexia problem :P so now we can start having top models and celebrities in our anatomy books instead of the usual boring pictures of people we don't even know, this wud be the new thing, and above all the students would read with much more interest----> which would lead to better understanding----> resulting in better grades and better doctors :P

Rx for Survival

Rx for Survival — A Global Health Challenge is a groundbreaking multimedia project, anchored by a six-hour PBS television series and a two-hour special program, supported by a rich Web site that can help you get informed and get involved, and accompanied by a campaign to help the neediest children in the developing world. Check it out!

This picture was taken from the siemens web page karachi devision... just loved the view.....

First Aid for Non-Medically Minded People

Electricution

Is he/she still connected to the power supply? If so, SWITCH OFF THE
POWER IMMEDIATELY. Electricity costs an absolute fortune, and it
would be going to waste.

Check the victims pulse, (if you can find their wrist amongst the stack
of charred bones and greasy, bubbling flesh that was once a human
being). And do try not to be squeamish about it.
Drive the victim to the nearest casualty ward. You can use him/her to
jumpstart the engine as well if need be.

Treating burns and scalds

Run the affected area under a cold tap as soon as possible. (N.B. If
the victim's entire body is a swirling mass of flames it may a little
too late for this).

If the victim has spilt hot liquid over his/her clothes, then REMOVE
CLOTHING IMMEDIATELY. You can never tell, the sight of you parading
around naked may cheer them up and take their mind off their injury.
Remind the victim that worse things happen at sea. Cite drowning as
an example.

Fractures and broken limbs

Check the injured area to see if the break or fracture has resulted in
a tubular shard of shearing white bone jutting outwards through the
bloody mass of flesh. If it has, then tell the victim that they are
going to die. That always puts the wind up them.

Tie a splint to the victims leg and ask them to walk up and down for
a few minutes. They will probably fall down unconscious, making the
rest of your job easier.

Do not move the broken or fractured limb as this may result in an
abnormal position. However, if you're feeling daring, try pointing
legs in the wrong direction, bending wrists through 180 degrees, etc.
It really is amazing the number of fascinating contortions you can
produce. Far better than Play-Doh.

Choking On Food

Try to dislodge the article blocking the victims windpipe by punching
them hard in the stomach. Do remember to duck before the particles of
food hit you in the eye, however.

Call the waiter and ask for a 20 percent reduction on the bill.
Make a mental note to order soup next time.

Cuts And Wounds

Dress the wound, whatever that means.
Try and limit the blood loss by tying a tourniquet tightly around the
victims throat unit they experience difficulty in breathing.
Ha ha, only kidding. Tie the tourniquet just above the wound. Just my
little joke.

Stitch up the wound with aluminium wire.
Ha ha! Caught you again! Outsmarted you! Still, I am an expert, you know.

Objects Stuck In The Eye

Rinse the victims eye in lukewarm water. DO NOT USE SOAP AS WELL, IDIOT.
Offer to pick the object out of the victims eye with your teeth. This
usually results in the object mysteriously "going away" and not bothering
the victim any more before you can get to it.

Concussion

When the victim comes round, ask them what day it is, who the President
is, how many fingers you are holding up. To make it more
difficult, hold the fingers up behind your back. Then total up the
victims score and send it to me at this address:
Concussion Quiz, P.O. Box 1302, Göttingen, D-18017,
the highest score wins a mystery prize.

Talk in Swahili to disorientate the victim a bit more. Yes, there's a
whole bundle of laughs when it comes to concussion.
Here's a good one: before the victim comes round, switch off all the
lights. When he/she regains consciousness, shout "Thank God! We thought
you might be dead, or blinded or something.

Goood Morning :P

Murphy's Laws of EMS

 

The First Law of EMS:

All emergency calls will wait until you begin to eat, without regard to the time.
Corollary 1: Fewer accidents would occur if EMS personnel would never eat.
Corollary 2: Always order food "to go".

The Law of Gravity:
Any instrument, when dropped, will always come to rest in the least accessible place possible.

The Rule of Random Syncronicity:
Emergency calls will randomly come in all at once.

The Law of Respiratory Arrest:
All patients who are vomiting and must be intubated will have just completed a large meal of Barbecue and Onions, Garlic Pizza, and Pickled Herring, all of which was washed down with at least three cans of Beer.

The First Rule of Equipment:
Any piece of Life-saving Equipment will never malfunction or fail until: a)You need it to save a life, or b)The salesman leaves.

The Other Rules of Equipment:

Interchangeable parts don't....
Leak proof seals will.....
Self-starters won't......

The Law of Triage:
In any accident, the degree of injury suffered by a patient is inversely proportional to the amount and volume of agonized screaming produced by that patient.

The Gross Injury Law:
Any injury, the sight of which makes you want to puke, should immediately be covered by 4x4's and Kerlix.

The Law of EMS Educators:
Those who can't do, teach.

The Law of EMS Evaluators:
Those who can't do or teach, evaluate.

The Law of Light:
As the seriousness of any given injury increases, the availability of light to examine that injury decreases.

The Law of Space:
The amount of space which is needed to work on a patient varies inversely with the amount of space which is available to work on that patient.

EMS Relativity:
The number of distraught and uncooperative relatives surrounding any given patient varies exponentially with the seriousness of the patient's illness or injury.

The First Rule of Bystanders
Any bystander who offers you help will give you none.

The Second Rule of Bystanders:
Always assume that any Physician found at the scene of an emergency is a Gynecologist, until proven otherwise. (Unless the emergency is obstetrical in nature, then the bystander will be a Dermatologist.)

The Law of Rules:
As soon as an EMS Rule is accepted as absolute, an exception to that Rule will immediately occur.

Bruce's Philosophers Song

Text animation to "Bruce's Philosophers Song" from the Monty Python sketch "Bruces."

Words and music by Eric Idle

Happy Dent Chewing Gum

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Daddu Ki Amanat

check this out :P

Eid Miladun Nabi (SAW)

Mubarak

to

Everyone :)

Frequent long-haul flights bad for health: study

NEW YORK: Airplane crew and passengers who frequently fly between several time zones face a number of health problems including disruptions in a woman’s menstrual cycle and even short-term psychiatric disturbances, researchers from the UK warn in a report published on Thursday in The Lancet.There seems to be no getting use to long-haul flights, according to researchers who report that flight crews who regularly take long journeys are not protected from the effects of jet lag such as poor and interrupted sleep, mood changes, irritability, stomach problems, and decreased brain power.Jet lag from crossing several time zones also causes a dip in an athlete’s performance, note Jim Waterhouse and two associates from the Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences at Liverpool John Moores University.Jet lag is worse for older travellers, and its severity increases with the number of time zones crossed. “If the journey crosses fewer than about three time zones, then jet lag is unlikely to be a major difficulty for most people,” the authors write.The direction of travel also matters, Waterhouse and colleagues say, with flights to the east bringing more jet lag than flights to the west.So how long will it last? Jet lag caused by eastbound flights lasts for several days “roughly equal to two-thirds of the number of time zones crossed, and about half the number of time zones crossed for westward flights,” Waterhouse and colleagues report.Currently, there is no cure for jet lag, but there are some things frequent long-haul travellers can do to try to lessen the impact of jet lag upon arrival. For journeys that cross more than three time zones, travellers can help the body clock adjust by deliberately seeking or avoiding sunlight at the new destination, the investigators offer.Trying to maintain alertness during the day at the new destination by exercising and/or drinking caffeinated beverages may also help. The jury is still out on the value of taking the hormone melatonin to curb jet lag, the authors say. Melatonin is secreted during sleep and has been implicated in jet lag, but Waterhouse and colleagues don’t advise using melatonin until more research is conducted.What’s needed, they conclude, is a “more detailed understanding of the molecular changes associated with time zone changes...with a view to developing drugs to promote clock adjustment and further assessments of new sleep-promoting and alertness-promoting drugs.”—Reuters