Embarrassed in the E.R.

What's worse than a trip to the emergency room? A trip to the E.R. for something really humiliating. These are real-life E.R. reports.

"Forehead pain: Patient shot self in nose with BB gun."

"Head injury: Rolled off couch and hit telephone."

"40-year-old female using toothbrush to make herself gag, accidentally swallowed toothbrush."

"Abdominal pain. Diagnosis: tight pants and belt."

"Patient stuffed ear with toilet paper so roach wouldn't crawl in, now unable to remove."

"Patient missed punching bag, hit metal safe."

Concussion, severe headache: Patient being pulled on a sled behind golf cart, struck a bump, launched in air."

"Pulled groin while riding a mechanical bull."

"Bruised shoulder: Husband was throwing cell phone at cat, missed cat."

"Patient, 23, used a sword to cut a piece of paper. Laceration left arm."

"Accidentally swallowed guitar pick."

"Patient, 31, was playing sex games with wife, had belt around neck, jumped over something and got hung up. Also fell down stairs."

"Ankle injury from falling off stage doing karaoke."

"Fell off monkey bars at police academy."

"Patient playing with pillow case, buddy put a rock in it."

"Insect bites on lips while riding a go-kart."

"Generalized body rash after being in pool and hot tub at hotel."

"Pain, swelling, blister on palm: Patient, 15, was playing video games, woke next day with swollen hand. Pain and swelling getting worse."

"Patient has wrist pain after sex and bowling."


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My Rotary club bought "expired" tetracycline for pennies on the dollar. Sent it to San Salvador and saved thousands of lives after rebels destroyed water and sewage plants.
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This is so obvious... If you double the expiration date of a medicine, you cut the profit of the companies by half (sort of, of course - if you don't need to discard an expired medicine, you won't need to buy a new box if needed at least not that often). The pharmaceutical industry is evil, profiting on people's life and death at their own will. See the HIV for example (or even cancer): instead of searching more effectively for an actual cure, they just prefer to let people live thethered to their "cocktails" (which aren't cheap) for life. Profit, of course, so they can "spend the money of the profit on new researches"... yeah, sure.
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This is the oldest news... There are studies showing this same result every couple years, dating back to the Army circa Korean war. (1950s)
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Except that you do have to watch the expiration dates of some drugs. That should be pointed out in the article. This is from the Harvard University site http://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/drug-expiration-dates-do-they-mean-anything

It's true the effectiveness of a drug may decrease over time, but much of the original potency still remains even a decade after the expiration date. Excluding nitroglycerin, insulin, and liquid antibiotics, most medications are as long-lasting as the ones tested by the military.
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