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Old 04-08-2011, 20:08
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Sorry how does Vaseline get a splinter out of your skin?
Not sure what the joke is about a having a splinter for a month.
I'm quoting my Mum when she saw the guy with the splinter, she said 'use vaseline', that would get it out.....and the Nurse couldn't believe...he had waited that long, to have it seen too.
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Old 04-08-2011, 20:48
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I'm quoting my Mum when she saw the guy with the splinter, she said 'use vaseline', that would get it out.....and the Nurse couldn't believe...he had waited that long, to have it seen too.
I'm still mystified how vaseline works, needle or stanley knife works for me most of the time, otherwise it's wait for it to make it's own way out if it doesn't hurt.
Waiting for his body to push it out on it's own obviously wasn't working in his case.
I had glass embedded in my elbow as a child, took that long (months) to make it's own way out I'd forgotten it was there.
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Old 07-08-2011, 02:07
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Old 07-08-2011, 12:38
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I'm still mystified how vaseline works,
Just google splinter~vaseline.

Couple of answers here:
A: Vaseline. Plain and simple. When I was little and got splinters and that was almost daily, my mom would put vaseline.
See, what happens is you put vaseline, then a band aid on it and by morning it should have slipped out on its own onto the band-aid. It was the weirdest thing, but it was cool to see the little splinter on the band-aid in the morning and with out pain. Just don't ask me how it works because I couldn't tell you. Good luck.
Put vaseline on it with a bandaid and leave it on overnight.The vaseline softens the skin and draws the splinter out.It should be close enough to the skins surface to easily remove.
And near the bottom of the first page of results for splinter~vaseline, on google, there is our thread.
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Old 07-08-2011, 16:21
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I so hoped that Ted would pull through again. He and his wife were such a devoted couple.

This programme is excellent, the doctors and nurses and other staff giving their views of their patients and the highs and lows of the job is very interesting. Hope there are more of the same in the C4 pipeline.
They really were a lovely couple,this has been an absolute gem of a series,last ep next week sadly.
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Old 07-08-2011, 16:53
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Bizarre to me how people can "enjoy" watching a Casualty unit. I admire the people who work there but deary me....one for the rubber neckers or what.
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Old 07-08-2011, 18:22
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Bizarre to me how people can "enjoy" watching a Casualty unit. I admire the people who work there but deary me....one for the rubber neckers or what.

I'm so sorry I happen to like medical documentaries

Rubber neckers?
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Old 07-08-2011, 22:20
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Anyone wanting to watch it from the beginning can do on More 4 from Thursday at 9pm.
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Old 07-08-2011, 22:22
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Bizarre to me how people can "enjoy" watching a Casualty unit. I admire the people who work there but deary me....one for the rubber neckers or what.
Bizarre how people comment on the content of programs they've clearly not watched.
People are interested in things you're not, yes it's bizarre isn't it.
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Old 08-08-2011, 12:16
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I'm so sorry I happen to like medical documentaries

Rubber neckers?
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to look about or stare with great curiosity, as by craning the neck or turning the head.
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Old 08-08-2011, 13:26
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I do like this programme. It is different from all the other fly on the wall documentary programmes.
I like the fact there isn't a narrator trying to dramatise the footage. The interviews with the staff and patients provide this narration.

Last one this week. I hope Channel 4 make a second series for next year.
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Old 08-08-2011, 14:01
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rub·ber·neck

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to look about or stare with great curiosity, as by craning the neck or turning the head.
I know what it means. It was a rhetorical question.
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Old 10-08-2011, 21:06
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Godd evening. Anyone else watching?

I think I would have chucked that bloke who was screaming and shouting out - not very caring I know......
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Old 10-08-2011, 21:09
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dressage/triage
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Old 10-08-2011, 21:17
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It's pretty scary to think of someone so young having a stroke - poor guy.

Clive's story is really sad too - seems like a lovely chap.
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Old 10-08-2011, 22:05
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Glad to hear Joseph made a good recovery , but what on earth were he an his brother saying to each other?? !!
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Old 10-08-2011, 22:36
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Wasn't overly keen on tonights ep, but overall this has been an astonishing piece of television that certainly deserves some awards love in the coming months.

Bravo C4.
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Old 10-08-2011, 22:40
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I'm surprised only 6 people died over the course of that month. I always assumed there was pretty much a death a day in A&E!
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Old 10-08-2011, 22:48
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Wasn't overly keen on tonights ep, but overall this has been an astonishing piece of television that certainly deserves some awards love in the coming months.

Bravo C4.
Yes , tonight was lame ,. I missed the lovely nurse with the short hair and the buzz of emergencies ,
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Old 10-08-2011, 23:05
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I'm surprised only 6 people died over the course of that month. I always assumed there was pretty much a death a day in A&E!
I think they meant in terms of what they filmed.
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Old 10-08-2011, 23:11
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I think they meant in terms of what they filmed.
The filmed for 28 days non stop 5 died out of 9,700 odd patients and visitors/co,[anions who passed through the doors,
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Old 10-08-2011, 23:54
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Really quite sad this has finished, going to miss it as it was my weekly 'restoring faith in humanity' session, especially this week (riots).

Genuinely eye opening and has changed the way I think about certain things. It should be shown in schools, maybe then kids will start idolising real heros like hospital staff instead of useless celebrities.
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Old 11-08-2011, 00:43
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Just watching the last program, now.
Shouting bloke, Triage/Dressage and Memory man, I guess one of this weeks themes is Mental health then.
Must be quite early in the shift, Jacqui's bouncing around the place.

I'd really like to see this womans bum they're talking about in the waiting room.
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Old 11-08-2011, 01:58
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Wanted to hear more from the Consultants about Joe's stroke at 16.
Not sure why Yemi had part time subtitles.
Odd/amusing line of the night 'you don't realise the power of the Bum'

Great show, example of what can be done with some top draw editing, stitching a show together and giving it the right flavour.
Closing scenes were a good example of that, summing up onscreen, lights going off, then the Red phone rings and Jen's back 'Kings A&E'
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Old 11-08-2011, 16:59
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It's pretty scary to think of someone so young having a stroke - poor guy.

Clive's story is really sad too - seems like a lovely chap.
Hard to believe, you can be so young, and fit...and get a Stroke....but Joseph fully recovered.

Clive {50/50} did seem to be a really Nice Guy, sad story.

"Can I have a cigarette "......NO!
Jenny;.....busy Nurse, and her old Job...

And the Girls, the one who trapped her hand, loved there little conversations...and the games.

Great end to an eye opening series C4.
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