Min Bannister
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It is called 'manual evacuation' and @Swifty and I know ALL about it. Sadly.
It is called 'manual evacuation' and @Swifty and I know ALL about it. Sadly.
Yes. We do. Then the gloves on and the bowl of hot soapy water so you can wash your patient's fingers. Patient's can get constipated and in pain so they try to shift the blockage themselves which is understandable. I used to ask them what they were eating and advise them before the next meal round, things like "Don't ask for anymore egg and cress sandwiches at the moment, have one of these instead."..It is called 'manual evacuation' and @Swifty and I know ALL about it. Sadly.
Sounds like an episode from Miracle Workers!
One of my tasks at work used to be emptying the bags.
My stomach is strong but that job tested me. Dunno why proper disposable bags weren't used. Not hygienic or dignified.
Man's blocked bowel 'explodes' after he ate a big bowl of dumplings before doctors save him in emergency surgery
A Chinese man with a long-term intestinal illness has nearly died after his blocked bowel burst following a hearty dinner.
The 63-year-old patient, known as Mr Wang, said he heard a bang coming from inside his body before realising something 'had exploded'.
He told local reporters that he felt sharp abdominal pain and uncontrollable sweats afterwards. He was rushed to hospital by his family members. ...
Mr Wang had allegedly suffered from bowel obstruction for more than a year prior to the event.
He said he had eaten a big bowl of wontons - a type of soup dumplings popular in eastern China - at around 6pm that day before hearing the unexpected sound. ...
During a medical checkup, doctors from the Huai'an Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital discovered that the man's abdominal cavity had been filled with faeces. ...
Sun Jian, a supervising doctor, told reporters that medics had to suck out nearly 3,000 millilitres of waste and liquid from Mr Wang. Afterwards, they cleaned his abdominal cavity with 23,000 millilitres of water.
Medics found a 1.2-inch-wide hole in the middle of Mr Wang's transverse colon, added Dr Sun.
Mr Wang's condition has stabilised following the emergency operation, according to the report.
As a newly minted member of the ileostomy club (these past 5 months), I was rather expecting to have this reaction, but it was surprisingly easy to adapt.
But then, I'm dealing with my own, ah, 'business', not someone elses...
I'm glad you've adapted so well! It's a big step.
Thanks @escargot , the nurses on the stoma team at my local hospital had a lot to do with that, so I can't take all the credit! And needs must, given the alternative!
At Wych House Bank, on the borders of the river, there were 20 deaths from cholera within a short period upon this small spot of ground. The late Mr. John Baker was lessee of some of the cottages, and fell a victim. In one of his houses five persons died. There are five tenements without privies.
The ordure is put into tubs, and some of the people have to carry it through their houses once a week or fortnight. Ann Birtles occupies one of the houses, and says:-
“My husband died of cholera, and I was ill. I carry the tub through the house weekly, and make a hole in the yard, and cover it up.”
Thanks @escargot , the nurses on the stoma team at my local hospital had a lot to do with that, so I can't take all the credit! And needs must, given the alternative!
A hat fit for HG Wells or Jules Verne! (Because they were into steampunk, not because... erm...)
Thank you SO much! I've sort of invented a Steampunk sub-genre called, er, I dunno, SubPunk. It's all about Victorian submarine images.
I loved 20,000 Leagues as a child and would draw fanciful submarines with fins and rivets.
Yes, I read that too as a kid and really enjoyed it, the film was a lovely bit of design too.
The 1954 fillum? I'd have watched that 20,000 times!
'Stingray' owed a lot to it, I thought.
Amenities designed so prospective users can inspect their cleanliness from the outside
It sounds like the worst kind of anxiety dream – a public toilet cubicle that appears to offer the promise of blessed relief, but which on closer inspection turns out to be entirely see-through.
That, though, is the design feature behind several toilets that recently opened in public parks in Tokyo.
The “transparent” toilets, created by the Pritzker prize-winning architect Shigeru Ban and more than a dozen other leading designers, are made from coloured “smart glass” that turns opaque when the cubicles are occupied.
Netherlands fights 'wild peeing' with hemp-filled public urinals
The capital of the Netherlands has installed hemp-filled urinals in public outdoor locations around the city as a means of combating the longtime problem of "wild peeing."
Dutch company Urban Senses installed 12 GreenPee urinals in locations around Amsterdam that were identified by local officials as hotspots for public urination. ...
Richard de Vries, inventor of the GreenPee urinals, said the city initially installed four of the urinals in 2018, and they have now added eight more after determining the pilot program was a success. ...
The GreenPee urinals resemble planters and are filled with hemp. De Vries said the urinals offer a sustainable alternative to traditional public urinals, as they use less water and create green spaces for bees and other insects. The urinals produce organic fertilizer and water for the plants, the inventor said.
He said the benefits of the GreenPees also include reducing erosion on historic buildings often targeted by public urination and could even save lives, as several young men die each year by falling into canals at night while looking for a place to urinate. ...
Still no facilities for women though.
It's a good job they were there as you might have been feeling thirsty!Urinals like these were installed in Manchester some years ago, they're not new.
(First time I saw one I thought it was a drinking fountain, to my companions' huge amusement.)
Plus it requires slightly more thought due to the need for privacy. Far easier to just not bother and expect us to put up with it.True, women are never catered for this way. It's as if all men are entitled to an added convenience because of the minority who cause trouble.
Who says she didn’t use it, that might have been the cause of the hilarity?It's a good job they were there as you might have been feeling thirsty!
Plus it requires slightly more thought due to the need for privacy. Far easier to just not bother and expect us to put up with it.
Only certain men would use those urinals. They're a bit too public.
I think they're there primarily for people who are a bit drunk.
I'm a huge fan of your fins and rivets!Thank you SO much! I've sort of invented a Steampunk sub-genre called, er, I dunno, SubPunk. It's all about Victorian submarine images.
I loved 20,000 Leagues as a child and would draw fanciful submarines with fins and rivets.
Still no facilities for women though.
True, women are never catered for this way. ...
The city of Amsterdam said officials are considering future research into whether the urinals could be made usable by women.
From the full article:
I'm not sure how they think they'd be able to accommodate women without requiring one of those personal funnel-type devices already on the market (and mentioned earlier).
Ludicrous! They should try labelling those urinals "white only", they will soon find out how quickly they need to "consider future research" into letting non-whites use them.considering future research