Comments on: Dissection Reflection http://solojourney.org/dissection-reflection/ The Rejected ::: Saving Lives One Laugh at a Time Sun, 05 Feb 2012 08:27:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Made the Same | The Rejected | Where Real Life Meets Medicine http://solojourney.org/dissection-reflection/#comment-46 Made the Same | The Rejected | Where Real Life Meets Medicine Wed, 25 Jul 2007 07:58:54 +0000 http://solojourney.org/dissection-reflection/#comment-46 [...] plastic safety goggles that are clearly too big for my face and my mouth sealed shut afraid that human fat was going to magically find its way to the inside of my mouth, I realised that we are all made the same. The architecture of our human bodies is designed the [...] [...] plastic safety goggles that are clearly too big for my face and my mouth sealed shut afraid that human fat was going to magically find its way to the inside of my mouth, I realised that we are all made the same. The architecture of our human bodies is designed the [...]

]]> By: Dr. K. http://solojourney.org/dissection-reflection/#comment-45 Dr. K. Sat, 21 Jul 2007 19:02:17 +0000 http://solojourney.org/dissection-reflection/#comment-45 My medical school uses the bodies longer than one semester as well - it doesn't matter as the memorial is a tribute held at the end of the year and does not involve the donors' remains at all - it's a gathering of the medical students and the donors' families where the medical students say 'thank you' and let the families know how valued the donation was to their education and also a time for the families to let the students know something about the donors. And yes, med students faint all the time in the first anatomy lab (5 did last year) but I have never seen anyone vomit. My medical school uses the bodies longer than one semester as well - it doesn’t matter as the memorial is a tribute held at the end of the year and does not involve the donors’ remains at all - it’s a gathering of the medical students and the donors’ families where the medical students say ‘thank you’ and let the families know how valued the donation was to their education and also a time for the families to let the students know something about the donors.

And yes, med students faint all the time in the first anatomy lab (5 did last year) but I have never seen anyone vomit.

]]> By: Adam http://solojourney.org/dissection-reflection/#comment-42 Adam Sat, 21 Jul 2007 05:26:24 +0000 http://solojourney.org/dissection-reflection/#comment-42 Wow the memorial service is a great idea. I'm going to pitch the idea to my medical school coordinator. The problem is we don't dissect everything in the first year because my medical teaches us on a systems basis so that means we use the bodies longer than a semester. Hey Dr. K, has anybody ever fainted or vomit the first time they saw a cadaver? Wow the memorial service is a great idea. I’m going to pitch the idea to my medical school coordinator. The problem is we don’t dissect everything in the first year because my medical teaches us on a systems basis so that means we use the bodies longer than a semester.

Hey Dr. K, has anybody ever fainted or vomit the first time they saw a cadaver?

]]> By: Dr. K. http://solojourney.org/dissection-reflection/#comment-40 Dr. K. Fri, 20 Jul 2007 19:07:28 +0000 http://solojourney.org/dissection-reflection/#comment-40 It won't be long before you won't even notice the smell anymore, Adam. I am only reminded of it once a year, when the first years enter the anatomy lab for the first time and they all scrunch up their noses like chipmunks. Does your school hold any sort of memorial at the end of the year? Many medical schools do and they invite the family members of the donors ... it's a very touching affair and the families are always so grateful/touched that the medical students understand the gift that their loved ones gave to them. It won’t be long before you won’t even notice the smell anymore, Adam. I am only reminded of it once a year, when the first years enter the anatomy lab for the first time and they all scrunch up their noses like chipmunks.

Does your school hold any sort of memorial at the end of the year? Many medical schools do and they invite the family members of the donors … it’s a very touching affair and the families are always so grateful/touched that the medical students understand the gift that their loved ones gave to them.

]]> By: Adam http://solojourney.org/dissection-reflection/#comment-38 Adam Fri, 20 Jul 2007 16:18:30 +0000 http://solojourney.org/dissection-reflection/#comment-38 <p>Yes it's true. Well often times my schedule is so packed that I don't even have time to eat in the morning and by the afternoon when the dissection lab takes place I'm hungry as hell. So that could be it... actually I had the reverse reaction. The fumes made my stomach queasy... but I didn't tell anybody though. I would've just excused myself if I was in a position where I think I was going to soil myself in front of everybody. You know, Oops I did it again sort of thing... ah damn me.</p> Yes it’s true. Well often times my schedule is so packed that I don’t even have time to eat in the morning and by the afternoon when the dissection lab takes place I’m hungry as hell. So that could be it… actually I had the reverse reaction. The fumes made my stomach queasy… but I didn’t tell anybody though. I would’ve just excused myself if I was in a position where I think I was going to soil myself in front of everybody. You know, Oops I did it again sort of thing… ah damn me.

]]> By: Harry http://solojourney.org/dissection-reflection/#comment-37 Harry Fri, 20 Jul 2007 14:55:57 +0000 http://solojourney.org/dissection-reflection/#comment-37 Hey man, Good post. I've never seen a dead body but have been thinking about dissection next year. Is it true the smell of embalming liquid makes people hungry? You'd think the last thing you'd want to do after that would be to eat. Oh man cadaver in the mouth, that is sick. I would want to wear a mask and goggles just incase, but that may look a little weird... Hey man,

Good post. I’ve never seen a dead body but have been thinking about dissection next year. Is it true the smell of embalming liquid makes people hungry? You’d think the last thing you’d want to do after that would be to eat.

Oh man cadaver in the mouth, that is sick. I would want to wear a mask and goggles just incase, but that may look a little weird…

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