For young and youngish men of a certain disposition (regarding copper), these are exciting times, as this medical report attests. The report is: “Electrical burn injuries secondary to copper theft,” J.A. Dunne, D. J. Wilks, D.P. Mather, and J.M. Rawlins, European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, epub 2015. The authors, at St George’s Hospital, London, […]
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Red Hot Chilli – burns – best avoided
Dr. Pravin Jaiprakash Gupta, MS, FICS, FAIS, FASCRS, FACS of the Fine Morning Hospital and Research Center, Laxminagar, Nagpur, India, presents, in the journal Digestive Surgery, Vol. 24, No. 5, 2007, a paper entitled : Red Hot Chilli Consumption Is Harmful in Patients Operated for Anal Fissure – A Randomized, Double-Blind, Controlled Study. “Patients were […]
Fire breathing – the dangers
“Fire breathing is a stunning but potentially injurious stunt. The fire-breathers direct a mouthful of fuel forcefully or creates a fine mist by spitting through pursed lips which is ignited over a flame resulting in a stunning visual show of plume, pillar, ball, volcano, or a cloud of fire [Figure 2].” The potential injuries are […]
For Burns Night: Til All the Drip Dries Up
For Burns Night, again this year, we remind you about this song: “Till All the Drip Dries Up (The Doctor’s Woeful, Skinny Spouse)“: Till All the Drip Dries Up (The Doctor’s Woeful, Skinny Spouse) by A.S. Kaswell (with apologies to Robert Burns) (NOTE: this can be sung to the tune of “Auld Lang Syne“) O, my love’s got […]