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markodochartaigh

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32. "...his advocacy for the use of leeches..."

Sun Mar 3, 2024, 01:10 PM

Mar 3

I'm all for satire, but leeches actually do have a role in modern health care. As an RN I had a number of patients who had finger reattachments. In the days after surgery it is vital to keep blood from pooling in the reattached digit, and the newly reattached veins are not yet sufficiently able to carry away all the blood brought by the newly reattached arteries. So leeches are attached to the finger to suck out the extra blood. It is also necessary to keep the limb extra warm to improve circulation. A warm puffy air pillow is used around the arm for that. Often the leech prefers the warmth to the food and trying to find a wandering leech is more difficult than it seems, leeches can move pretty quickly.

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Florida is swamped by disease outbreaks as quackery replaces science [View all] riversedge Mar 3 OP

Ladapo Should lose his medical license JohnSJ Mar 3 #1

He needs to go the way of Andrew Wakefield. hatrack Mar 3 #8

Yup JohnSJ Mar 3 #10

Absolutely! ShazzieB Mar 3 #33

To think Repugs liked to call Obama a "witch doctor" (racist memes included) over Obamacare peppertree Mar 3 #34

Absolutely. SouthernDem4ever Mar 3 #47

Wherever republican'ts go they make a shithole. nt The Unmitigated Gall Mar 3 #2

For a State full of Seniors, this is not a good trend. Baitball Blogger Mar 3 #3

Yeah, and BYOB now means "Bring Your Own Box" to go home in. RKP5637 Mar 3 #6

Yes. Also not a good trend for a state whose #1 industry is tourism. tanyev Mar 3 #7

I really hope the vaccines we received as children hold their effectiveness forever. lark Mar 3 #12

My sister had the MMR vax in 1962 or thereabouts when she was maybe 18 months old yellowdogintexas Mar 3 #16

the health department brought the vaccines to us. yellowdogintexas Mar 3 #18

Anyone who refuses the vaccine should be excluded from public school. Hermit-The-Prog Mar 3 #64

Probably most of those seniors Farmer-Rick Mar 3 #17

they probably had the diseases if they are over 60. yellowdogintexas Mar 3 #21

Oh wow, you really went through the wringer Farmer-Rick Mar 3 #23

I got bit by a bear when I was 4 YO jpak Mar 3 #27

I'm with you! slightlv Mar 3 #37

Your sister might have also had viral Fifth disease caused by Parvo B19 or roseola from a herpes virus. Backseat Driver Mar 3 #40

I think it was roseola... slightlv Mar 3 #53

Vaccine stories: I'm that old. Younger sib(s) and I suffered through measles (for which the local government came Backseat Driver Mar 3 #38

Hard to believe the United States population slightlv Mar 3 #54

I am not an anti-vaxxer but shingles was just not on my radar. LisaM Mar 3 #35

Yes. Farmer-Rick Mar 3 #65

My aunt had lung cancer mgardener Mar 4 #68

This is the peculiar thing to me, The anti vaxxer I know, had vaccines as a kid tulipsandroses Mar 3 #36

Maybe this person did have side effects from the vaccines. generalbetrayus Mar 3 #66

A lot of those seniors never had the MMR vaccine, due to it not existing whn we were kids. ShazzieB Mar 3 #39

Of course, BonnieJW Mar 3 #42

Measles will affect the children more- most of the seniors are probably immuned SouthernDem4ever Mar 3 #48

Clearly gov. DeSantis's kind of guy. No land of "fun in the sun," it's now "Land of Disease!" Take your pick ... RKP5637 Mar 3 #4

Infants who caught measles usually died. marybourg Mar 3 #5

We so do not expect death from measles, that even one casualty is one too many. Baitball Blogger Mar 3 #9

I had a 105 degree fever from the German measles - before there was a vaccine. lark Mar 3 #11

my German measles (also known as rubella or the "3 day" measles) was fairly mild yellowdogintexas Mar 3 #15

The sickest I have ever been in my life was with "regular" measles dflprincess Mar 3 #63

I had a nasty case of measles at age 9 in 1957. The sickest I ever was yellowdogintexas Mar 3 #13

Wow Danascot Mar 3 #49

I got the measles on Thanksgiving day when I was 8 jpak Mar 3 #56

At this rate, they won't be the 3rd most populous state for long. paleotn Mar 3 #14

Zero thoughts and prayers. aeromanKC Mar 3 #19

You elect Republicans, you get Republican policies. AZLD4Candidate Mar 3 #28

"The surgeon general is Ron DeSantis's lapdog, and says whatever DeSantis wants him to say." sop Mar 3 #20

Or his paymasters. rubbersole Mar 3 #31

Vaccines Aside, Florida is Also Threatened in No Small Measure by Global Climate Change, panfluteman Mar 3 #22

SO has the media gotten around to ask this sick fuck........did you or did you not have "all" of your turbinetree Mar 3 #24

Vote for an idiot and what you'll get is idiocy. calimary Mar 3 #25

The truly sad thing... surfered Mar 3 #26

Qualifies for a ""shit hole" state? PortTack Mar 3 #29

By my definition, DeathSantis has officially turned Florida into one. ShazzieB Mar 3 #41

It's just so sad! Little boots..cares nothing for the ppl of FL. The latest being the measles outbreak! PortTack Mar 4 #67

I suspect he's a sociopath, like TSF. ShazzieB Mar 4 #70

OK this is bullshit orangecrush Mar 3 #30

or seal the border and set the place on fire JoseBalow Mar 3 #45

+1 orangecrush Mar 3 #60

"...his advocacy for the use of leeches..." markodochartaigh Mar 3 #32

Florida voters that put those morons in office are to blame SouthernDem4ever Mar 3 #43

Apparently this is what the voters in Florida want JoseBalow Mar 3 #44

No problem. The mortality rate is only .003. Marcuse Mar 3 #46

Remember when DeShitStain sent that squad of state troopers.... wolfie001 Mar 3 #50

Great point. Largely forgotten and under publicized Evolve Dammit Mar 3 #57

Thank you! wolfie001 Mar 3 #62

Pity the children. And if you can find any leaches, send them to the FL Surgeon General for god's sake! dutch777 Mar 3 #51

A family member in law was diagnosed with TB mgardener Mar 3 #52

It's the devil,I tells ya. He's testing your faith. Of course he's betting with your soul, no risk on him. keithbvadu2 Mar 3 #55

What a shithole state. Magat Lardo and Death Sentence DeSatan. Ivy grads. Evolve Dammit Mar 3 #58

Had Polio when I was a year and a half old... mbusby Mar 3 #59

My friend contracted LittleGirl Mar 3 #61

Ladapo is chairing the MILGA movement Best_man23 Mar 4 #69