Scary Old School Surgical Tools


	Scary Old School Surgical Tools

moonspirit4ever

7-5-2009 8:13 AM

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moonspirit4ever says:

With all the problems we are having with health care today, it could be worse. So much worse.

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The blades, which appear to have their sharp edges facing outward, were then expanded using the scissor-like handles, thus expanding the flesh around the arrow to prevent the arrowhead from ripping through the meat as it was pulled out.</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.surgicaltechnologists.net/blog/20-scary-old-school-surgical-tools"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.surgicaltechnologists.net/img/F6989770-5FD3-4954-B2CD-C9B8A405455B" alt="Bullet Extractor" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.surgicaltechnologists.net/blog/20-scary-old-school-surgical-tools"><DIV>Elongated bullet extractors could reach bullets embedded deeply in the patient's body. 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