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I'm itching just reading this!!!! scratch scratch:p

LOL!!!!!!!

Oh EEEWWW!!! I about lost it over that one!!

Vicks is your friend. I think the Vicks definitely works better than Mentholatum. Caught on to the Vicks when I was doing EMS and went on a found dead, laid there dead for 2 days. It has come in quite handy in the ER.

LOL!!! Sad to say they are all true in my book.

I should have done that this week!

LOL!!!!!!!!!

amen ojoern amen

I am going to present this from the other side. I have been very overweight the majority of my adult life, dealt with and treated for an eating disorder. It is not always fear of change or looking for a quick fix to lose weight when people do things like this (I will agree that sometimes it is). It can be DESPERATION, feeling that you have tried everything else and you will do anything to lose weight because you are so miserable and think you have no way out. When you get to that point you will try ANYTHING even though you know that it is wrong to make yourself feel better. (you are talking to someone who drove their potassium down to 2.8 doing something similar). Try living in a world that is very judgemental about appearance. Bathrooms that are too small, having to buy old lady clothes because that is all that is in your size, try having people assume that you are poor or on welfare because of your weight. Add all of that on top of how you feel about yourself and tell me how desperate you would feel. These people need our support, and KIND education, not assumptions and judgement. Fortunately I have been able to get ahold of it and have lost a significant amount of weight. As far as the OP, I think the side effects are alcohol intoxication and irritation of the mucosal lining of the intestine. This is very scary to me that this information is out there for people to see. I wish I knew how to deal with desperate patients, I just try to understand where it comes from due to my personal experiences and try to support and educate.

Oh, toucy subject with me. Our security is our maintenance department and 2 cameras. We are totally isolated in our ER, the rest of the staff may not know that we are having a problem. During the evenings and night, my department is very vulnerable. I have repeatedly asked for a panic button or something--we are very small, but since the first of the year, we have had several incidents that could have easily resulted in a nurse injury. I am the manager of our department and have done as much education about safety, keeping yourself between the patient and the door, etc, but I am not satisfied with that. I have approached administration many times, we are told, call maintenance in. I don't think that they understand that sometimes you cannot get to the phone to call for help. Unfortunately I agree, that it may take a serious incident for someone to listen to me.

Drove a Taxi, worked in bars, waitressed and bridge construction.

We are not to computerized charting yet, but a good rule of thumb is never leave anything blank, N/A or get the info. I agree with everyone else, don't set yourself up!!

JSSR- Jerry Springer Show Rejects SBATR- Shouldn't be allowed to Reproduce

That usually fills my longterm day to day contact need---more than fills it.

eeeewwww!!