California is right up on the list where medical marijuana is legal with a prescription from a doctor. Over the last year the City of Los Angeles has come on strong as it became almost too easy. BD
United States Department of Veterans Affairs has decided to revise a policy to allow veterans in states where medical marijuana is legally allowed to use the natural pain reliever for pain management.
As many as 14 states allow medical marijuana, but the federal government outlaws its use, creating a situation in which residents who follow their state law and use the natural painkiller would have to face a possible federal persecution.
The new policy will take effect next week, according to New York Times.
Under the current department rules, veterans can be denied prescription painkillers if they are found using illegal drugs and there is no written exception for medical marijuana which has been found highly effective in fighting some types of pain such as that experienced by HIV/AIDS and cancer patients.
Part of the reason here too could be combined with getting information with patients that are conscious and not in a trauma situation. The emergency room physicians want and need almost every stick of information they can get their hands on. In years past we didn’t have the multitude of diagnoses that we have today, nor did we have the huge number of drugs, which of course leads to more searching for interactions. The more drugs you have for treatment, the more searching that needs to be done.
Sometimes this part of the stay just can’t be done any faster without risking safety and this makes a good point of having a personal health record with you and available, as it could stand to save your life.
In the meantime the other reasons for longer length of stay will continue to be analyzed. BD
WASHINGTON, July 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Average length of stay in the nation's emergency departments increased to four hours and seven minutes, and the nation's emergency physicians are very concerned about patient safety being jeopardized by long wait times. Press Ganey's Pulse Report 2010, released yesterday, confirms what the American College of Emergency Physicians has reported previously: The recession, high unemployment and insurance losses are increasing pressure on emergency departments and their patients.
Dr. Angela Gardner, president of the American College of Emergency Physicians, assessed the report's findings:
"The report finds pockets of good news, such as shorter times overall in Nevada, but nobody can possibly call a national average of more than four hours in the emergency department something to cheer about. Last year the GAO reported that even patients who need to be seen in 1 to 14 minutes are waiting an average of 37 minutes for care. Emergency physicians have become masters of improvisation and troubleshooting under extreme conditions, but the fundamental problems in our emergency departments remain unsolved.
"This report is yet another wake-up call that health care reform has yet to address the acute care needs of 123 million emergency patients a year. They may report being satisfied with the care they are receiving in the ER, but emergency physicians are dissatisfied with an average time in the emergency department that is nearly equal to a coast to coast airplane ride."
"This report is yet another wake-up call that health care reform has yet to address the acute care needs of 123 million emergency patients a year. They may report being satisfied with the care they are receiving in the ER, but emergency physicians are dissatisfied with an average time in the emergency department that is nearly equal to a coast to coast airplane ride."
This is a product called Sea Pearls that is a “sea sponge” kit that replaces tampons. They are natural and can be re-used. If you remember a few years back we had the toxic shock syndrome associated with tampons and their use. The sea sponges are organic.
In addition the website, which is in the UK has a number of places to buy them; however in the US I don’t know if there’s any potential involvement from the FDA as I didn’t see any locations here and don’t know if they are approved. The site did a cost analysis and it shows they are much less than buying the paper tampon products.
All of the tampons end up in our sewage systems for sure. The Sea Sponges are reusable for up to 6 months and maybe even a bit longer. If you are a woman that has heavy cycles, use 2 sponges if needed as there’s no danger. They can be rinsed with water and cleaning can take place by soaking them in a solution of vinegar and water, baking soda and water, peroxide and water and the site has a few more suggestion.
They recommend natural air drying in between use and cycles. If you want a string the site states you can sew on a piece of dental floss and they do come in different sizes. The average woman uses nearly 17,000 disposable pads and tampons in a life time or about 600# of paper/cotton.
So if you are ready to to green with personal hygiene, here’s one solution to look at. BD
Sea Pearls™ are natural, reusable Atlantic sea sponge tampons. They are a safe, efficient, dioxin- and rayon-free alternative to the ordinary single-use fiber tampons. Did you know the average woman uses over 17,000 tampons during her menstruating years? Why be the average woman?
Sea Pearls™ are natural sea sponges. Sponges are plant-like creatures growing in colonies on the ocean floor. There are over five thousand varieties, the softest of which are the Atlantic and Mediterranean Silks. As sponges are harvested, millions of egg and sperm cells are released into the surrounding water, making the sponge an ideal renewable resource that provides an ecologically sound product for menstrual use.
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