#medical devices

[hiiragi7]

Here's some positivity towards people with medical devices that others view as "gross", or "shouldn't be seen in public". It's bullshit the way this gets treated and I want more positivity about it, so I'm making it myself.

People with catheters. People with stoma bags. People with feeding tubes. People who have tubing or medical alterations they can't hide. People who otherwise have medical devices which are deemed "not socially acceptable" and "gross".

Your medical devices deserve to take up space. We should not be made to feel ashamed for devices which keep us alive. We should not be made to feel insecure for the ways our bodies function and the assistance we need to live. You deserve to be yourself, you deserve to exist in public as a disabled person, and you deserve to be accepted and celebrated as yourself, medical devices included.

#disability #disability aids #disability positivity #medical devices #physically disabled #physical disability #actually disabled #chronic illness #chronically ill

[apologyacceptedcaptainneeda]

DONT take a persons medical device

I shouldn’t have to say that but here we are

One of the managers at work likes to take and hide peoples stuff as a joke. My manager took my pulse ox when I wasn’t looking. When I noticed it was gone I started to panic. A pulse ox is minimum $30 and I’ve had mine for over 7 years and have named it. So yeah I was panicking. I immediately paged my manager to my register and when he arrived I demanded it back. He did give it back.

I informed him that it was stupid and dangerous of him to take a medical device from someone especially like that.

So again

DONT TAKE A PERSONS MEDICAL DEVICE

#spoonie #actually disabled #disabled #disability #medical devices #pulse oximeter #actually spoonie #low oxygen #oxygen saturation #potsie #pots syndrome #postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome #chronicallyawesome #chronically ill #actually chronically ill #chronic illness #chronicwarrior

[pipartuuli]

Managing your health condition is BRÖÖTAL!! :)

(Today’s warm-up doodle! I wanted to add Willy but I couldn’t think of a good idea for him…)

#my art #tuulidraws #metalocalypse #mtl #pickles the drummer #nathan explosion #skwisgaar skwigelf #toki wartooth #medical devices #needles #medicine #LETS GO TEAMS ALBUTEROL AND EPIPEN #skwis will never get to have a chipotle burrito bowl... sad #if theres a good canon idea for murderface lmk! closest i got was like... an ice pack or some foot fungus cream lmao

[rosiescrypt]

life should not be "properly living like everyone else" and medical debt or literally struggling to exist

#rosie.talks #disabled #service dog #physically disabled #mentally disabled #disability #chronic illness #chronic pain #chronically ill #actually disabled #disability aids #medical devices

[spoonitup221]

what the fuck

I didn’t even know transabled people are a thing wtf. This is disgusting?? Listen up-yall don’t want to experience every day pain. Some of yall romanticize disability that is disgusting?? I am disabled and I would do anything to be able. Walking is not a possibility for me without excruciating pain so the fact that people would genuinely want to give away their ability to do what we as disabled people can’t? That’s disgusting. Being disabled is not something I wanted to have to deal with. Given the choice I would do anything to go back. The fact that yall would do anything to give away your health like that just so you can experience staying. At home with bedsores all day?? Unbelievable

#Cripple punk #cpunk #this is fucking stupid #disability #disabled #actually disabled #heds #pots #potsie #physically disabled #medical devices

[unbfacts]

What Is the LifeVac Choking Rescue Device? Three Lifesaving Moments with LifeVac

#LifeVac #Medical science #medical devices #awareness

[lifewithchronicpain]

Ron Irby expected the artificial knee implanted in his right leg in September 2018 would last two decades — perhaps longer.

Yet in just three years, the Optetrak implant manufactured by Exactech in Gainesville, Florida, had worn out and had to be replaced — a painful and debilitating operation.

“The surgery was a huge debt of pain paid over months,” said Irby, 71, a Gainesville resident and retired medical technologist with the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Irby is one of more than 1,100 patients suing Exactech after it began recalling artificial knees, hips, and ankles, starting in August 2021. A letter Exactech sent to surgeons blamed a packaging defect dating back as far as 2004 for possibly causing the plastic in a knee component to wear out prematurely in about 140,000 implants.

Many patients argue in hundreds of lawsuits that they have suffered through, or could soon face, challenging and risky operations to replace defective implants that failed.

Although Exactech does not offer an express warranty on its products, the company stresses the durability of its implants in advertising, even suggesting they likely will outlive their human recipients. (Read more at link)

#chronic pain #medical devices #surgery #medical malpractice #knee replacement surgery #hip replacement surgery #article

[wikipediapictures]

Sharps waste

#sharps #wikipedia #wikipedia pictures #medicine #medcore #medicalcore #medicore #medical #tech #technology #medical technology #medical devices #syringe #needles #needle safety #sharps safety #medical waste #sharps disposal #sharps waste #epi pen #isulin pen #injector #injections #medical aesthetic

[lupusnews]

#kidney disease #lupus nephritis #medical devices

[dontforgetyourmedstoday]

Big shout out to the manufacturer of my new ADHD meds. A tracker!!!! If only they included stickers like when I was a kid 😊

Don’t forget your meds today my darlings 😘

#not a reminder #chronic illness #disability #medication reminders #mental health #medication #illness #medication positivity #dontforgetyourmedstoday #neurodiversity #medical aids #medical devices #reminders

[infamouslydorky]

Gonna be serious for a moment and say that medical devices should not be dependent on internet or electrical outlets. It's bad design. Why? Because God forbid a natural disaster happens and you lose power, what do you do then if you're dependent on those devices to stay alive altogether? "Just make sure it's always fully charged" you don't know how long natural disasters knock out power for. It can be for weeks if not months in worse case scenarios. Sometimes governments enable rolling blackouts to save on power. Medical devices can and should be battery powered

#thoughts that keep me up at night #medical devices #important #healthcare #current events

[storageroomb]

I love you velcro shoes. I love you lock laces. I love you shoes with rollbars. I love you orthopedic insoles. I love you extra long shoe horns. I love you sock pullers.

I love all of the accessibility aids for shoes and I hope you love them too.

#medical devices #shoes #disability

[masterroadtripper]

Don’t apologize or censor yourself for being disabled.

Don’t apologize to someone who had to wait to hold a door for you, instead thank them for taking the time to do so.

Don’t apologize to someone who offered you a mask from their car when you forgot yours, thank them for offering the mask.  

You don’t have anything to apologize for by existing.

Don’t hide your disability just because someone says its triggering.  

You deserve just as much space at this table as anyone else, and it is a fact of your life.  Embrace it.  You get one go at this, so make this go count.

Wear that fun scarf, put stickers on your wheelchair, get a cool case for a device.  If people are allowed to put whatever they please on backpacks, jackets, cars, or even their houses, why not your stuff?  It is your stuff after all.

Never apologize for being exactly who you are.

#disabilties #disability #wheelchair #crutches #medical devices #uplifting #disability awareness

[andthebeanstalk]

My brain: No! No!!!! If we put that on our face, we shall surely suffocate!!!

Me: Sir, this is a CPAP machine mask it is LITERALLY for helping with breathing.

My brain: LIES.

Me: Why would I--? Look, we've been using this for like 2 years! It definitely works!

My brain: 🎵🎸CUT MY LIFE INTO PIECES. THIS IS MY LAST RESORT. SUFFOCATION. NO BREATHING-- 🎸🎵.

Me: Sir, please...

#original #sleep apnea #cpap machine #medical devices #last resort by papa roach XD #it's fine it just means i need to do like an hour of relaxation techniques 🙄🙄🙄

[zoonotic]

#hospitals / #medical / #doctors office #medical #hospital #hospitalcore #medicalcore #medcore #medicore #medicine #primary care #medical devices #medical instruments #sharps container #otoscope #blood pressure cuff #.img #my photgraphy

[eretzyisrael]

Good News From Israel

In the 3rd Sep 23 edition of Israel’s good news, the highlights include:

Israeli bio-techs detect life-threatening diseases in DNA or cells.

Read news about six amazing Israeli medical device companies.

Jerusalem’s deputy mayor helps advance the career of women – in Morocco.

Israelis are busy in Africa, helping Rwanda, DRC, and Zambia.

Israeli innovation makes carbon-free ammonia fuel more likely.

The skies the limit for new Israeli planes and air routes.

Israeli sporting success in gymnastics, martial arts, athletics, and video games.

An Israeli woman certainly has someone watching over her.

Read More: Good News From Israel

In many synagogues, last week's Torah portion described the joyful ceremony to be performed when bringing the first fruits of the season to the Temple in Jerusalem. So it is very appropriate to read how fruitful Israelis have recently been with innovative medical devices and new treatments. Israeli programs are bearing fruit to benefit the elderly in Spain, Ethiopian-Israeli immigrants, Arab fish farmers, Middle East businesswomen, New York Search & Rescue teams, America's Historically Black colleges and three African countries. We are seeing Israeli scientific breakthroughs come to fruition in producing sustainable fuels and recycling plastics. The high number of Israeli Unicorn (billion-dollar) companies shows how fruitful Israeli entrepreneurs have become, and the seeds for future successes are being planted with new investments into the hi-tech sector.  I cannot explain, however, as to what has caused Israel to suddenly blossom at so many international sports. Finally, Israel's commitment to its children resulted in one Israeli girl overcoming cancer to become fruitful as a mother. The photo is of grapes growing on a wild vine adjacent to my local children's playground in Netanya.

#ammonia #Arabs #Artificial Intelligence #Black colleges #cancer #cruise #El Al #Ethiopians #Gal Gadot #good news #Israel #Jewish #medical devices #Morocco #Palestinians #recycling #shofar #Sodastream #ultrasound