The Next Time Someone Calls You A Fatass...

BPSCG · 28th November 2005, 11:50 AM

Quote:

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Fatter rear ends are causing many drug injections to miss their mark, requiring longer needles to reach buttock muscle, researchers said on Monday.

Standard-sized needles failed to reach the buttock muscle in 23 out of 25 women whose rears were examined after what was supposed to be an intramuscular injection of a drug.

Jocko · 28th November 2005, 12:20 PM

Originally Posted by BPSCG

In the stupidest item of the day...

Speaking as one who rides the Chicago et train to work every day, where the size of seats has not kept pace with spreading ass mass, let me assure you that injection efficacy is the least of our problems here.

Wanna get those innoculations into some of these people? Just put it on a friggin' cheesesteak sandwich. It'll get where it needs to go.

CapelDodger · 28th November 2005, 04:19 PM

Originally Posted by Jocko

Speaking as one who rides the Chicago et train to work every day, where the size of seats has not kept pace with spreading ass mass, let me assure you that injection efficacy is the least of our problems here.

I was thinking much the same in the local market yesterday. There's the pre-Xmas crowd, of course, but the sheer volume it takes up these days is amazing. I blame phone-in pizza - which I once regarded as one of the few unnalloyed good things to come out of the US.

And then there's the footprint of their baby-buggies, which seems to have followed the 4x4 trajectory - perhaps because fathers feel they should be more involved these days, and latch onto the the things with wheels. (If nappies had wheels, mothers in general would have less to complain about.) Fat people with their fat babies in monstrous buggies. Ugh! I don't think I'll be going again until January.

Zep · 28th November 2005, 05:00 PM

Hey, that's MY fat ass you're talking about!

Sheesh...

RandFan · 28th November 2005, 05:10 PM

I resemble that remark.

CapelDodger · 28th November 2005, 05:19 PM

The first time anyone calls me a fatass I'll be requiring an explanation. Just so fatasses out there realise I don't share there pain.

CFLarsen · 28th November 2005, 11:26 PM

Originally Posted by RandFan

I resemble that remark.

You what??

Boo · 29th November 2005, 03:35 AM

Actually from a medical point of view it's a valid topic. Many drugs that are injected intramuscular are toxic to adipose (fatty) tissue. If you've ever seen and smelled necrotic fat tissue, it ain't pretty, not to mention with all that extra fat to eat through the care required to treat is going to be very expensive and the patient, still needs to be treated for the original complaint.

Then there is the whole issue of approaching a patient with a two to three inch needle, no matter how thin, and they are going to freak.

I am soooo glad I don't do that anymore.

Boo

El Greco · 29th November 2005, 03:50 AM

I have proposed a new way of administering injections, namely a gun like the one they use to anesthetize rhinos. It's fast, guaranteed to reach the muscle, safe for all and in fact less painful than normal injections. I can't understand why people scowl at me everytime I explain the benefits of the new method.

Zep · 29th November 2005, 04:17 AM

Originally Posted by Boo

Actually from a medical point of view it's a valid topic. Many drugs that are injected intramuscular are toxic to adipose (fatty) tissue. If you've ever seen and smelled necrotic fat tissue, it ain't pretty, not to mention with all that extra fat to eat through the care required to treat is going to be very expensive and the patient, still needs to be treated for the original complaint.

Then there is the whole issue of approaching a patient with a two to three inch needle, no matter how thin, and they are going to freak.

I am soooo glad I don't do that anymore.

Boo

Can't they pick a place with no fat on it much BESIDES the ass? I'd vote for calf muscles myself. Even total lard-asses* have reasonable calf muscles.

*Two kegs stacked on top of two lots of two smaller kegs.

BPSCG · 29th November 2005, 05:29 AM

Originally Posted by Zep

Can't they pick a place with no fat on it much BESIDES the ass? I'd vote for calf muscles myself. Even total lard-asses* have reasonable calf muscles.

*Two kegs stacked on top of two lots of two smaller kegs.

I was wondering the same thing. Deltoid, biceps, triceps, tongue.

Okay, maybe not the tongue...

bzimmer4 · 29th November 2005, 06:22 AM

Originally Posted by BPSCG

I was wondering the same thing. Deltoid, biceps, triceps, tongue.

Okay, maybe not the tongue...

Yes, this isn't really news. The problem was described decades ago, and we don't inject into the butt much anymore. Larger injections go into the antero-lateral thigh (vastus lateralis), smaller injections usually into the deltoid. Also, the sciatic nerve runs through the butt, which is another reason we stopped using it.

Actually, the tongue is a very good muscle; very high blood flow, which produces rapid absorption and a fast effect. We occasionally use it in unconscious patients (painful!) when we don't have an IV yet. You don't stick it in the mouth (dirty!), but from the outside just above the hyoid bone (the highest "hard" structure you can feel in the neck, above the larynx).

BZ MD.

RandFan · 29th November 2005, 07:01 AM

Originally Posted by CFLarsen

You what??

"I resemble that remark" is an intentional pun made famous by the incomparable Groucho Marx

Mark · 29th November 2005, 07:08 AM

Originally Posted by RandFan

"I resemble that remark" is an intentional pun made famous by the incomparable Groucho Marx

I believe Curly Howard may have said it first.

28th November 2005, 11:50 AM	#1
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28th November 2005, 12:20 PM	#2
Jocko Philosopher Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Chicago, Chicago... it's a toddling town. Posts: 5,463	Originally Posted by BPSCG In the stupidest item of the day... Speaking as one who rides the Chicago et train to work every day, where the size of seats has not kept pace with spreading ass mass, let me assure you that injection efficacy is the least of our problems here. Wanna get those innoculations into some of these people? Just put it on a friggin' cheesesteak sandwich. It'll get where it needs to go.
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28th November 2005, 04:19 PM	#3
CapelDodger Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Cardiff, South Wales Posts: 16,744	Originally Posted by Jocko Speaking as one who rides the Chicago et train to work every day, where the size of seats has not kept pace with spreading ass mass, let me assure you that injection efficacy is the least of our problems here. I was thinking much the same in the local market yesterday. There's the pre-Xmas crowd, of course, but the sheer volume it takes up these days is amazing. I blame phone-in pizza - which I once regarded as one of the few unnalloyed good things to come out of the US. And then there's the footprint of their baby-buggies, which seems to have followed the 4x4 trajectory - perhaps because fathers feel they should be more involved these days, and latch onto the the things with wheels. (If nappies had wheels, mothers in general would have less to complain about.) Fat people with their fat babies in monstrous buggies. Ugh! I don't think I'll be going again until January.
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28th November 2005, 05:00 PM	#4
Zep Banned Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 26,985	Hey, that's MY fat ass you're talking about! Sheesh...
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28th November 2005, 05:10 PM	#5
RandFan Mormon Atheist Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern California Posts: 53,320	I resemble that remark.
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28th November 2005, 05:19 PM	#6
CapelDodger Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Cardiff, South Wales Posts: 16,744	The first time anyone calls me a fatass I'll be requiring an explanation. Just so fatasses out there realise I don't share there pain.
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28th November 2005, 11:26 PM	#7
CFLarsen Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 42,804	Originally Posted by RandFan I resemble that remark. You what??
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29th November 2005, 03:35 AM	#8
Boo ts Join Date: May 2003 Location: state of chaos Posts: 3,743	Actually from a medical point of view it's a valid topic. Many drugs that are injected intramuscular are toxic to adipose (fatty) tissue. If you've ever seen and smelled necrotic fat tissue, it ain't pretty, not to mention with all that extra fat to eat through the care required to treat is going to be very expensive and the patient, still needs to be treated for the original complaint. Then there is the whole issue of approaching a patient with a two to three inch needle, no matter how thin, and they are going to freak. I am soooo glad I don't do that anymore. Boo
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29th November 2005, 03:50 AM	#9
El Greco Summer worshipper Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Παρά θιν'αλός Posts: 14,294	I have proposed a new way of administering injections, namely a gun like the one they use to anesthetize rhinos. It's fast, guaranteed to reach the muscle, safe for all and in fact less painful than normal injections. I can't understand why people scowl at me everytime I explain the benefits of the new method.
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29th November 2005, 04:17 AM	#10
Zep Banned Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 26,985	Originally Posted by Boo Actually from a medical point of view it's a valid topic. Many drugs that are injected intramuscular are toxic to adipose (fatty) tissue. If you've ever seen and smelled necrotic fat tissue, it ain't pretty, not to mention with all that extra fat to eat through the care required to treat is going to be very expensive and the patient, still needs to be treated for the original complaint. Then there is the whole issue of approaching a patient with a two to three inch needle, no matter how thin, and they are going to freak. I am soooo glad I don't do that anymore. Boo Can't they pick a place with no fat on it much BESIDES the ass? I'd vote for calf muscles myself. Even total lard-asses* have reasonable calf muscles. *Two kegs stacked on top of two lots of two smaller kegs.
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29th November 2005, 05:29 AM	#11
BPSCG Cannibal Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Looting Fafner's Cave Posts: 17,556	Originally Posted by Zep Can't they pick a place with no fat on it much BESIDES the ass? I'd vote for calf muscles myself. Even total lard-asses* have reasonable calf muscles. *Two kegs stacked on top of two lots of two smaller kegs. I was wondering the same thing. Deltoid, biceps, triceps, tongue. Okay, maybe not the tongue...
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29th November 2005, 06:22 AM	#12
bzimmer4 New Blood Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 15	Originally Posted by BPSCG I was wondering the same thing. Deltoid, biceps, triceps, tongue. Okay, maybe not the tongue... Yes, this isn't really news. The problem was described decades ago, and we don't inject into the butt much anymore. Larger injections go into the antero-lateral thigh (vastus lateralis), smaller injections usually into the deltoid. Also, the sciatic nerve runs through the butt, which is another reason we stopped using it. Actually, the tongue is a very good muscle; very high blood flow, which produces rapid absorption and a fast effect. We occasionally use it in unconscious patients (painful!) when we don't have an IV yet. You don't stick it in the mouth (dirty!), but from the outside just above the hyoid bone (the highest "hard" structure you can feel in the neck, above the larynx). BZ MD.
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29th November 2005, 07:01 AM	#13
RandFan Mormon Atheist Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern California Posts: 53,320	Originally Posted by CFLarsen You what?? "I resemble that remark" is an intentional pun made famous by the incomparable Groucho Marx
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29th November 2005, 07:08 AM	#14
Mark Former Spinal Tap Drummer Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 5,529	Originally Posted by RandFan "I resemble that remark" is an intentional pun made famous by the incomparable Groucho Marx I believe Curly Howard may have said it first.
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