Check out this patent for a surgical sponge with several special features, including turning a different colour when it comes into contact with blood. https://patents.google.com/patent/US4098728A/en
US4098728A - Medical surgical sponge and method of making same - Google Patents
A uniformly expandable hydrophilic sponge, adapted for medical usage, characterized by instantaneous wicking and a high liquid holding capacity comprising a reaction product of polyvinyl alcohol and formaldehyde. The wicking and liquid holding capacity is attained by controlling the time, temperatur... Read more
Check out this patent for a surgical sponge with several special features, including turning a different colour when it comes into contact with blood. https://patents.google.com/patent/US4098728A/en
US4098728A - Medical surgical sponge and method of making same - Google Patents
A uniformly expandable hydrophilic sponge, adapted for medical usage, characterized by instantaneous wicking and a high liquid holding capacity comprising a reaction product of polyvinyl alcohol and formaldehyde. The wicking and liquid holding capacity is attained by controlling the time, temperatur... Read more
Three researchers at Brock University in Canada break down their latest study, which exposes the inefficient method of making all patients wait 45 minutes for an appointment.
Even a GP answering on Quora admits he can’t plan his time and refuses to keep 10 minute gaps in case someone stays too long. Everyone else manages to respect other people’s time, not sure what the doctor’s problem is to be honest.
Why do patients need to be on time but doctors never see them on time and patients have to wait for so long? - Quora
The dear doctor I work for is ever working hard to stay on time. If he is running late, 90% of the time it’s because of patients coming in late. The 8 am patient shows up at 8:10. If they are unprepared for the appointment, and most are, it can take me 15–20 minutes to go over the meds they may,... Read more
You may have heard of the “placebo effect,” in which people taking an inactive drug as part of a study actually experience an improvement in their symptoms. As it turns out, the placebo effect ...
Check out this story: A patient died from cardiac arrest after being given (unknowingly) a placebo instead of an adrenaline shot by paramedics. Such actions are unethical and borderline criminal! https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-north-east-wales-43516136
Check out this patent for a surgical sponge with several special features, including turning a different colour when it comes into contact with blood.
https://patents.google.com/patent/US4098728A/en
Check out this patent for a surgical sponge with several special features, including turning a different colour when it comes into contact with blood.
https://patents.google.com/patent/US4098728A/en
Tip – middle to late afternoon things quieten down and you are more likely to get through straight away.
Here’s your problem… ‘to prevent gaps in scheduling’
Even a GP answering on Quora admits he can’t plan his time and refuses to keep 10 minute gaps in case someone stays too long. Everyone else manages to respect other people’s time, not sure what the doctor’s problem is to be honest.
Some studies have proven that placebos can work even when patients are aware they are taking a placebo drug.
Check out this story: A patient died from cardiac arrest after being given (unknowingly) a placebo instead of an adrenaline shot by paramedics. Such actions are unethical and borderline criminal!
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-north-east-wales-43516136
Placebos are a common practice among many doctors. Unfortunately, most patients are not aware of this.