It validated me because I was in a lot of pain when I was pregnant, so to hear the size, it made sense

No other option. And what is an "O?"

And now I have a strange craving for Gefilte fish. Which has never ever happened before.

Wow that took me back. Thanks for getting it stuck in my head for the rest of the day.

"jowly" is a nice euphemism for old white guy.

Or an even better idea would be to equip each hospital with good doctors and nurses who don't declare alive patients "dead".

I believe you that you were unable to opt out of the Hep B vaccine for some reason, but although it may be "fun", it's not a fact that you can't opt out of vaccines at all hospitals. Although I do think it should be illegal to opt out of vaccines for your children, much as it is illegal to neglect them by leaving them…

Reading your and fluterestes chain is frustrating. Neither of your degrees qualifies you as an authority on vaccinations. Even my MD doesn't, since I'm not a pediatrician. I do happen to agree with ellie101, though, on all points. The main point, I think, should be: why does a segment of the population presume to…

You'd really rather avoid a vaccine with no downside than a disease with plenty of downside (chronic HBV —> cirrhosis/liver cancer —> end-stage liver disease —> liver transplant (if you're lucky)?

More importantly, you're making the decision for your children, who lack the capacity for making informed medical decisions. Physically abusing your child appropriately results in losing your children to CPS. So should letting them smoke, giving them soda every day, and withholding vaccinations.

Have you met Rand Paul?

I'm not sure what's taught in BLS (basic life support), as a medical professional I take ACLS (advanced cardiac life support), but yes, they do teach chin-life/jaw-thrust in basic levels. I don't know what the "pistol grip" or "EAR" are.

Current guidelines (as far as I can remember) for non-solo resuscitators involve activating emergency response (911), one person doing rescue breathing after opening the airway, and another doing CPR immediately. The change from previous guidelines was to "check for a pulse" first, but in reality, most witnessed or…

Good instructional video. Indeed, jaw-thrust is preferable and generally more effective than only a chin-lift, and avoids neck extension — that dude looked like he easily could've sustained a c-spine injury, no doubt.

It's not physically possible to "swallow" one's tongue, but many people who are rendered unconscious via trauma or drugs can obstruct their airway with their tongue when the pharyngeal muscles relax too much. Quickest, safest, and most efficacious solution is a chin-lift/jaw-thrust, rather than putting fingers in the…

This is the first time I've watched Lindsay Lohan on TV and all I could focus on was how the upper half of her face doesn't move very well.

Why is vodka listed as vodka but tequila is listed as "Margarita"?

yes i am

Oh, the comment on blood disorders confused me.

I am a doctor, specifically an anesthesiologist, so I can clarify (these articles provide one forum where I can finally speak from experience!):