Patrons found one exhibit, the "Maverick Cadaver", particularly unsettling.
Posted on 01/26/2008 10:48:27 AM PST by JACKRUSSELL
“The guy who adapts segway/wheelchair technology to a gurney for going down stairs is gonna make a fortune.”
I saw the video for the wheelchair that can do stairs, and thought the same thing. I am not really mechanically inclined, but how hard could it be?
I have been a paramedic for 23 years, and have never transported a 300+ pounder that lived on the first floor. NY is a killer. Lots of stairs, not enough large elevators. Live in Georgia, which is not so vertical, but probably much higher percentage of grossly obese. Getting too old for this stuff .
Arguably not true, but ironic just the same.
You would need some kind of tank-like treads that extend and retract on the bottom, then a wider wheel-base, and segway type gyros for stability, also some shocks to smooth the bumps and a low center of gravity.
The real trick would be speed — it would have to negotiate stairs quickly. More quickly than two ems guys carrying it.
I think yours a reasonable, in fact very eloquent post.
Everyone seems to be putting on their “Dr Science” lab coat, but is actually going to a carnival sideshow.
We were only parents in class of 60 who refused premission. Several students later expressed regret at having gone.
Why and why?
You may walk into the exhibit thinking it’s a sideshow — you walk out in awe.
I do not know if this is the same show that I saw at the Museum of Science in Boston a couple of years ago.
I can say however that that Boston show was one of the most macabre things that I have ever set my own eyes on.
I did not understand the appeal of it at all.
The exhibit will be coming to the Cincinnati Museum Center on Feb 1. I'll be there. I think the intricacies of the human body are fascinating. While there, I'm quite sure I'll be awed by God's creation.
My 9 year old wants nothing at all to do with it and that is perfectly ok with me.
“anyone, it seems to me, that’s been to even a few code blues knows how hard it is to retain that sense of awe at the moment time stops for an individual.”
You are wrong. I have seen hundreds of people die or mortally injured. There is never a sense of disrespect when someone passes from this life to the next. ER and EMS professionals always strive to be respectful during these times. We are all too aware that this could be us or one of our loved ones, and we do everything that we can to make sure that the victim and family are treated with complete respect. Most of us are very religious.
Personally, it was the process of watching victims die, which solidified my belief in God, and the life that lies beyond ours. One minute there is this living and breathing person, full of energy, and then there is nothing, no energy. Sometimes, you can almost feel the energy, as it moves on to another place. It was clear to me that it didn’t just disappear, that truly, time doesn’t stop for the individual, only time in this world stops.
How many code blues have you been to, that you would make such an assessment?
“I’m quite sure I’ll be awed by God’s creation.”
I’m sure that you will. I do think your 9 year old is wise. I think most 9 year olds would be a little young for the exhibit.
Now THAT is an eloquent post. Thank you.
I’m going to use your post as a placemarker. Interesting discussions here so far.
It desensitises us to the worth and dignity of every person created by God.
So you believe that God created this amazing, and incredible complex body for us, yet he doesn’t want us to understand how it works or what it looks like? Why would that be? Does it make us less worthy, if we prefer that our bodies be used to show people how miraculous the human body really is? Why is there no dignity in that?
I don’t really understand this idea that somehow God is pleased that we are drained of all our bodily fluids, heavily made up and repaired, dressed up in our favorite clothes and put in a silk lined box for burial. Yet, when our bodies are used to show others how truly magnificent the gift of life and human body is, he views this as despicable. Could you explain the theology behind that to me?
I think the wheelchairs were pretty slow. EMS is pretty quick, although I am getting slower, as I get older.
If you invent it, I know a bunch of guys who would jump at the chance to test it out for you.
Patrons found one exhibit, the "Maverick Cadaver", particularly unsettling.
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