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Post by Phoenix Ashes on Jul 8, 2009 13:51:16 GMT -5
I saw this on Mohawk College's internal website. The title is probably to do with some sort medical type movie, but the first thing that came to my mind is vampirism. Maybe it's just me flipping through too many "Anita Blake" books.
~Please be aware that Schaftesbury Bloodletting Films will be shooting scenes for Bloodletting and Miraculous Cures on Wednesday, July 8th, 2009 between 7:00 am and 10:00pm in Room i109. In addition hallways scenes will be shot outside i109 and on the spiral staircase.~
Anybody have any other thoughts what the title of the movie might suggest?
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Post by cloudedstormrunner on Jul 8, 2009 18:10:58 GMT -5
Well, the medical implications surrounding the title are actually very old. It was once thought by bleeding a patient, the evil spirits that were causing their illness would leave with the blood, and the person would be cured.
Many times it actually killed the patient, and this process was actually the 'final straw' that killed former U.S. President George Washington. Aren't we glad they know better now?
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Post by Phoenix Ashes on Jul 10, 2009 14:07:21 GMT -5
The practice of bloodletting is gaining some popularity again, but for some different reason than in the past. A documentry I watched a few years ago on medical methods that sound unpleasant but are gaining popularity, showed that several hospitals are using leaches to bloodlet patients with poor circulation or who have had reattached limbs. Appearantly it encourages more bloodflow.
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Post by DolorNoir on Jul 10, 2009 15:03:20 GMT -5
if memory serves, i saw a nature documentary saying that blood sucking/consuming creatures such as leeches and vampire bats have a substance in their saliva that actually works as a bloodthinner. so when their host/prey is bit, this saliva borne substance goes into their blood and makes it thinner. which makes sense, because then these animals can feed more with less cuts or openings in the skin of their host. the blood doesnt clot up before they've had their fill.
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Post by cloudedstormrunner on Jul 17, 2009 11:48:23 GMT -5
Thank you, Dolor- now I don't feel like a dork for already knowing that tidbit of info =] You're right. There is a chemical they secrete that not only thins the blood, but acts as an anti-coagulent, keeping the blood from clotting.
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