I recently had an eye opening experience that has prompted this post. I'll go more into that experience in a moment. I've gone many years with the standard box of out of date medical supplies (and duct tape) in the shop but I want to upgrade to proper equipment. I live alone and plan to do more work in the shop as I recently retired.
So I recently had a strange accident if we can call it that. I had a coughing spell off and on for a couple days last month. They got increasingly painful until the last spell tore up my insides pretty well. The whole story is long and convoluted so I'll cut to the chase. After being checked out at the ER, I was sent home. The following weekend I began feeling short of breathe so back to the ER. I was diagnosed with a pneumothorax condition (fluid in the chest) and broken ribs. A hospital stay and a chest tube later I am on the road to recovery. After that experience (actually going to live with broken ribs for a while yet) i have renewed appreciation for being prepared for medical emergencies. To be honest, being short of breathe and knowing my phone is out of reach has been life changing. So Working with saws and sharp implements seems to be foolish without proper equipment. So I wanted to call upon the medical professionals I'm sure we have here to recommend the equipment that makes sense to have on hand.
I apologize if this has been asked and answered in a previous post. maybe someone can point me to it if thats the case.
Thanks,
Stephen Stidd
So I recently had a strange accident if we can call it that. I had a coughing spell off and on for a couple days last month. They got increasingly painful until the last spell tore up my insides pretty well. The whole story is long and convoluted so I'll cut to the chase. After being checked out at the ER, I was sent home. The following weekend I began feeling short of breathe so back to the ER. I was diagnosed with a pneumothorax condition (fluid in the chest) and broken ribs. A hospital stay and a chest tube later I am on the road to recovery. After that experience (actually going to live with broken ribs for a while yet) i have renewed appreciation for being prepared for medical emergencies. To be honest, being short of breathe and knowing my phone is out of reach has been life changing. So Working with saws and sharp implements seems to be foolish without proper equipment. So I wanted to call upon the medical professionals I'm sure we have here to recommend the equipment that makes sense to have on hand.
I apologize if this has been asked and answered in a previous post. maybe someone can point me to it if thats the case.
Thanks,
Stephen Stidd