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ST lesion of the night: Suicide Attempts:

Posted by James Bond (aka Igor) (aka Igor) May 11 '10, 22:57

Many suicide attempts involve cutting the anterior side of the distal forearm in an attempt to
cause lethal hemorrhaging by lacerating the radial and/or ulnar arteries. Many attempts fai
because the targeted arteries are not the most superficial structures at the wrist. Rather
the individual often cuts, in addition to the skin, the palmaris longus tendon, the median
nerve, and the flexor carpi radialis tendon. While the tendons can be repaired, cutting the
median nerve has serious consequences since this nerve supplies intrinsic muscles of the
thumb. Loss of these muscles renders the hand incapable of most fine motor movements
that involve opposition of the thumb to other digits.

What this means pixie is cut vertically and not horizontally.
The gun in mouth method doesn't work either because people usually point the gun straight up (while still in the mouth) so they damage the frontal lobe which just alters their personality. The conscious center is in the brainstem.

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thanks i love the internet where i can get information i never imaginined i needed - Danedukenuuk May 12, 04:20
I'd do the hibachi in a closed room....to sleep, perhaps to dream -- nm - zeitgeist May 11, 23:40
"You even did it the right way." -- nm - Qale May 11, 23:00
the lesion of the night could be on anyone -- nm - sherlock homie May 11, 22:59 9
- ah crap.. haha.. see where my mind is.. thinking about lesions :/ -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) May 11, 23:01 8
  - I hate to see what your patients are going to end up with prescriptions with your mis-spellings.. -- nm - BAD May 11, 23:05 7
    - Well.. I think by the time I get out there the prescriptions will be printed from the computer. Yay for spelling checkers and fancy programs. The big - James Bond (aka Igor) May 11, 23:08 6
      - Somewhat relatedly: I met one of those drug reps for the first time today. I can see why they're -- let's go with persuasive. - Qale May 11, 23:12 5
        
        Those reps are at every office. It is pretty ridiculous. They are pretty hot and smooth talkers. They also get nice paid nicely. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) May 11, 23:16 4
        
        It's funny that they try so hard. About the only people who use "name brand" drugs are Medicare patients--where the tax payers are paying for them. - Trish May 12, 00:42
        
        She tipped so far to the side of generous it was almost suspicious. -- nm - Qale May 11, 23:19 2
        
        hehe, the drug companies have the cash. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) May 11, 23:20 1
        
        I should have told her I'd rather have affordable health care. -- nm - Qale May 11, 23:28

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