Anatomy of the Hand and Wrist
by ~Black-Rose227
Wacom tablet and Photoshop CS5.
Let’s play a game. It’s called how many pain pills can I take in a day before I die from liver failure
The Russian Cartier Tiaras,
“Automobile Tips: Children are high in protein and hydric acid, both essential to keep your vehicle running for years to come. Keep plenty on hand.”
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If you ever go out birdwatching, you don’t want to underestimate the importance of being able to differentiate between levels of caffeination in various owl species. Thank goodness artist Dave Mottram created this handy chart illustrating the different species of Caffeinated Owls.
Prints are available here. You might consider getting two so that you can hang one up for display and keep with you as a handy field reference.
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If you ever go out birdwatching, you don’t want to underestimate the importance of being able to differentiate between levels of caffeination in various owl species. Thank goodness artist Dave Mottram created this handy chart illustrating the different species of Caffeinated Owls.
Prints are available here. You might consider getting two so that you can hang one up for display and keep with you as a handy field reference.
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Etched olive snail shells! Super cute songbirds and waterbird etchings; these two are from a vintage collection, about 30 years old or so. (Available here!)
Early ether administration methods
Top: Using a drip-cloth to put a woman in labor under anesthesia.
Second: Gauze-filled face-piece used in the same manner as the drip-cloth (by soaking the covering material).
Third: Automatic pressurized ether gas administration mask.
Fourth: Manual ether gas administration mask.The early anesthesia gasses consisted of nitrous oxide (laughing gas), ether, and chloroform. Ether was the most effective in putting people under, and had the largest therapeutic index (the difference between the recommended dosage and a toxic overdose), but had significant side-effects (such as nausea and vomiting, even before consciousness was regained, resulting in aspiration), and suppressed the autonomic breathing reflex in high enough concentrations.
Today, the only one of the three original anesthetic gasses that is still in use is nitrous oxide. It’s generally used along with local anesthetic, since it is not of the best use in causing complete unconsciousness, but its action on the brain decreases discomfort whilst awake.
Images:
An American Text-Book of Obstetrics for Practitioners and Students. Edited by Richard C. Norris, 1895.
High-Grade Hospital Furniture and Appliances Catalog. Max Wocher & Son, 1905.
