you said maggots have a use in medicine? I’m very interested in learning what that is
I'm warning you, it's definitely not for the faint of heart. This is also related to surgical discussion.
So if discussion of wounds, insects, infection, or any of these things mixing BUGS YOU then you're gonna wanna skip this one!
CW for medical gore and maggots. (no pictures though)
Maggots of green and blue bottleflies are shoveled right into open wounds, and then wrapped up so they don't escape... or tickle. They only eat dead matter, so they're very helpful for cleaning rotten flesh out of a necrotic wound. Medically speaking, this process is called "debridement."
They also prevent infection with their anti-microbial secretions, wounds treated with the maggots of blue bottleflies have a considerably lower chance of going septic.
I talk a lot about honey being the #1 disinfectant "herb" for cats to use. That's really good for superficial cuts and the initial disinfecting. Once you're caring for the recovery of a really nasty, deep wound, maggots are a medic's best friend.
Cuts, claw scratches = Honey will do.
Rips, gorges, holes = Maggots
They're even used in modern medicine- maggot therapy is FDA approved and sometimes used in treating skin ulcers in diabetic patients.
You might turn up your nose at it-- but really, it's not much worse than the alternative. The dead flesh needs to undergo debridement somehow, better it happens naturally via some harmless little animals than chemicals or scraping it out with a knife.
You can kinda think of it like a cleaning. Like those little fishes on the reef that clean the skin of bigger fish. They only eat what you don't want.
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Help my baby please
🍉I am Hala, a Palestinian from the besieged and destroyed Gaza Strip 😭😭. I fled the war with my husband to Egypt..
The story began on March 21, 2024 when my beautiful child was born.. He was a wonderful and special child.. Suddenly, a week after his birth, my child Abdul Aziz's belly swelled up a lot and I visited several doctors without discovering the reason.. After another week of the child's suffering, I took him to a specialized hospital and the doctors there discovered a blockage in Abdul Aziz's colon that prevented him from excreting stool.. It was decided to perform a surgical operation consisting of an opening in Abdul Aziz's belly to temporarily remove stool from his intestines until the affected part of the colon was removed in another complex surgical operation that cost thousands of dollars..😭😭
I am speaking to you now with great sadness about my child's condition and I ask you to help me and donate to me to collect the costs of the operation within a month from now.
I appeal to everyone who can donate any amount, no matter how small, because it will save my child and give us hope.
Please don't leave my son alone to suffer and struggle in these difficult days alone.. You can support my campaign by donating what you can or share my posts to reach others who can help us by raising the cost of the surgery you are helping in the life of an innocent child with your small contribution. ❤❤🍉🍉
Every donation makes a difference in his very difficult life
Hello, I cannot donate, but I will share!
This family has contacted me earlier, and they are now at 2,390 euros of their 5,000 goal! Please, go donate and share and help this family and their son! They are out of Gaza, but their son needs surgery!
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"Wound from a rupture of a projectile"
Medical illustration by William Schultz, 1863
[Edit: I'm unsure about the author of this work. This is the only credit I found]
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“Now, this won’t hurt one bit.” 🫀
I’m so tired of staring at a screen that I almost didn’t want to come here and post, but my stronger will has triumphed. Alt versions and process work will be dropped later though…
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Help my baby please
🍉I am Hala, a Palestinian from the besieged and destroyed Gaza Strip 😭😭. I fled the war with my husband to Egypt..
The story began on March 21, 2024 when my beautiful child was born.. He was a wonderful and special child.. Suddenly, a week after his birth, my child Abdul Aziz's belly swelled up a lot and I visited several doctors without discovering the reason.. After another week of the child's suffering, I took him to a specialized hospital and the doctors there discovered a blockage in Abdul Aziz's colon that prevented him from excreting stool.. It was decided to perform a surgical operation consisting of an opening in Abdul Aziz's belly to temporarily remove stool from his intestines until the affected part of the colon was removed in another complex surgical operation that cost thousands of dollars..😭😭
I am speaking to you now with great sadness about my child's condition and I ask you to help me and donate to me to collect the costs of the operation within a month from now.
I appeal to everyone who can donate any amount, no matter how small, because it will save my child and give us hope.
Please don't leave my son alone to suffer and struggle in these difficult days alone.. You can support my campaign by donating what you can or share my posts to reach others who can help us by raising the cost of the surgery you are helping in the life of an innocent child with your small contribution. ❤❤🍉🍉
Every donation makes a difference in his very difficult life
hello, i cannot donate but I will share.
this is an unvetted but most likely legit campaign! THAT IS EXTREMELY LOW ON FUNDS! ONLY AT 166 EUROS OUT OF THE 5,000 EURO GOAL! This family is safe and in Egypt, but their son requires a surgery. Please, share and donate if you can!
I will link the fundraiser below but I will advise a medical gore cw for some of the images.
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