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#354
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10-09-2014, 03:29 AM
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Re: Random Medical and Weird I Find ALWAYS UPDATED * child warning
thanks for all your input guys! remember this little soul? I think who has seen this image thought it may have been child abuse? well he wasnt - not in the way we all thought. Well... In fact, this poor kid was a victim of a 'hit and run'. Notice how far away his head was decapitated - car must have been speeding :( |
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10-09-2014, 03:47 AM
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Re: Random Medical and Weird I Find ALWAYS UPDATED * child warning
Every time I think I have exhausted any gross photos, and most now come across as normal even though the average person who doesn't frequent sites like this wouldn't, I discover another that makes me pewk
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10-09-2014, 08:57 AM
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Re: Random Medical and Weird I Find ALWAYS UPDATED * child warning
Remember this photo that has been around and i think i posted it as well.. well what do you know.. here is the story that goes with it...creepy!
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#360
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10-09-2014, 09:05 AM
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Re: Random Medical and Weird I Find ALWAYS UPDATED * child warning
Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia This is a congenital abnormality that is often identified on prenatal ultrasound, in which the organs that are supposed to be inside the abdomen are actually on the outside! ![]() Surgeons will then decide if they can perform a “primary closure,” where the organs are immediately replaced inside the abdomen where they belong. This is not often possible, as the abdominal cavity has not grown enough to hold everything. More often, the organs are placed in a “silo,” that protects them and allows them to slowly be pushed down into a stretching abdomen.  This occurs over a period of several days. When the surgeon believes there is enough room in the abdomen, your baby will go back to surgery for closure. Because the diaphragm that separates the lungs from the abdomen is flexible, pushing the intestines inside sometimes pushes the diaphragm up and compresses his/her lungs. This then makes it hard for your baby to breathe. Your neonatologist may keep him/her on a breathing machine during this time, to overcome the pressure from the abdomen, and to allow for adequate pain medication and sedation. This should be relatively short-lived, as it’s unlikely that your baby has intrinsic lung disease if s/he was born at term. Then we wait! This can be the most difficult phase – waiting for intestinal function to return. We can put the intestines back where they belong, but we can’t make them work any faster than they want to. During this time, your baby will be receiving all of his/her nutrition into a big vein through a catheter either placed by the surgeon in the OR , or placed in the NICU by specially-trained nurse. TPN (total parenteral nutrition) is lifesaving in the short-term, but can cause long-term liver damage. Once signs of gut function appear, breastmilk is the best and most preferred substance to introduce into intestines. |