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Does anyone have experience of myelitis, or know of anyone who has it? There's lots of medical material out there about it, but little content from people who have it. It's a long shot (apparently it's diagnosed in ~300 people a year in the UK and ~1,400 people a year in the USA)... but thought it was worth asking...
 
@Chris Davies perhaps these can help? Not medical material but more discussion/content. Of course, I think some reddit content should be taken with a grain of salt, but still might be helpful.

https://www.reddit.com/r/transverse_myelitis/ (even though it's only one type of myelitis, it seems to be the most common one - idiopathic transverse myelitis).

Another Link (more reddit discussion).
Another Link (FB group)

Hope you find the info you're looking for.
 
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https://www.mayoclinic.org/first-aid/first-aid-choking/basics/art-20056637

Saw this recently while browsing the web. Seems choking is more common than I thought (according to some sources, choking is the fourth leading cause of unintentional injury death), so knowing this information comes in handy.. Thought I'd share and encourage you guys to do the same..

First Aid in Case of Choking

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Treatment​

Infant​


To clear the airway of a choking infant younger than age 1:
  • Sit and hold the infant facedown on your forearm. Rest your forearm on your thigh. Hold the infant's chin and jaw to support the head. Place the head lower than the trunk.
  • Thump the infant gently but firmly five times on the middle of the back. Use the heel of your hand. Point your fingers up so that you don't hit the back of the infant's head. Gravity and the back thumps should release the blockage.
  • Turn the infant faceup on your forearm if breathing hasn't started. Rest your arm on your thigh. Place the infant's head lower than the trunk.
  • Give five gentle but firm chest compressions with your fingers. Place two fingers just below the nipple line. Press down about 1 1/2 inches. Let the chest rise between each compression.
  • Repeat the back thumps and chest compressions if breathing doesn't start. Call for emergency medical help.
  • Begin infant CPR if the airway is clear but the infant doesn't start breathing.

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Child and adult​


If a choking person can cough forcefully, let the person keep coughing.
Coughing might naturally remove the stuck object.

If a person can't cough, talk, cry or laugh forcefully, give first aid to the person.
The American Red Cross recommends the following steps:
  • Give five back blows. Stand to the side and just behind a choking adult. For a child, kneel down behind. Place your arm across the person's chest to support the person's body. Bend the person over at the waist to face the ground. Strike five separate times between the person's shoulder blades with the heel of your hand.
  • Give five abdominal thrusts. If back blows don't remove the stuck object, give five abdominal thrusts, also known as the Heimlich maneuver.
  • Alternate between five blows and five thrusts until the blockage is dislodged.
Some sources only teach the abdominal thrust. It's OK not to use back blows if you haven't learned the back-blow technique. Both approaches are acceptable for adults and children older than age 1.

To give abdominal thrusts to someone else:​

  • Stand behind the person. For a child, kneel down behind. Place one foot slightly in front of the other for balance. Wrap your arms around the waist. Tip the person forward slightly.
  • Make a fist with one hand. Put it just above the person's navel.
  • Grasp the fist with the other hand. Press into the stomach, also called the abdomen, with a quick, upward thrust — as if trying to lift the person up. For a child, use gentle yet firm pressure to avoid damaging the internal organs.
  • Give five abdominal thrusts. Check if the blockage has been removed. Repeat as needed.

If you're the only rescuer, give back blows and abdominal thrusts first. Then call 911 or your local emergency number for help. If another person is there, have that person call for help while you give first aid.

If the person becomes unconscious, start standard cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) with chest compressions and rescue breaths.

To clear the airway of an unconscious person:​

  • Lower the person onto the floor, with the back on the floor and arms to the sides.
  • Clear the airway. If you can see the object, reach a finger into the mouth to sweep out the object. Never finger sweep if you can't see the object. You risk pushing the blockage deeper into the airway. This is very risky with young children.
  • Begin CPR if the person still doesn't respond. If the airway is still blocked, use chest compressions such as those that are used in CPR to remove the stuck object. Only use two rescue breaths per cycle. Recheck the mouth regularly for the object.

Pregnant person or someone you can't get your arms around​


If the person is pregnant or if you can't get your arms around the stomach, give chest thrusts:
  • Put your hands at the base of the breastbone, just above the joining of the lowest ribs.
  • Press hard into the chest with a quick thrust. This is the same action as the Heimlich maneuver.
  • Repeat until the blockage is removed from the airway.

Yourself​

If you're alone and choking:

Call 911 or your local emergency number right away. Then, give yourself abdominal thrusts, also called the Heimlich maneuver, to remove the stuck object.
  • Place a fist slightly above your navel.
  • Grasp your fist with the other hand.
  • Bend over a hard surface. A countertop or chair will do.
  • Shove your fist inward and upward.
 
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slamsoze said:
AITA for still don't understanding this year's CL format?
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Nah. I don't know if I fully understand it, and not understanding something doesn't make you an "A". It's such a bizarre pseudo-ranking system it's not surprising.

The way I think of it is, teams are split into four seeded pots based on ranking, then you play two teams from each pot (one home, one away).

(How those specifics are determined is up to the UEFA supercomputer and there is zero transparency on this.)

You're all in a giant league and after everyone's played their 8 games, the top 8 in the giant league go through, despite not playing every team in the league.

9th-24th play a two-legged "playoff", with the winners also going through, to play the original qualifiers - further guaranteeing that your Citys, Madrids etc. make it as far as possible.

The losers, I assume, drop into the Europa League...? That I'm not sure of.
 
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The losers, I assume, drop into the Europa League...? That I'm not sure of.
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"Teams that finish 25th or lower will be eliminated, with no access to the UEFA Europa League."

https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsl...champions-league-post-2024-everything-you-ne/

I kinda like the old European cup format. Knockout format, one club per country ( champions only ). To me outside the league champions, these 2nd to 4th or 5th have no business in highest tournament, put them in europa league.
 
Hayes said:
"Teams that finish 25th or lower will be eliminated, with no access to the UEFA Europa League."

https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsl...champions-league-post-2024-everything-you-ne/

I kinda like the old European cup format. Knockout format, one club per country ( champions only ). To me outside the league champions, these 2nd to 4th or 5th have no business in highest tournament, put them in europa league.
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I agree, the old format was better. Champions only for me, with the exception being the holders if applicable. Also i would bring back the cup winners cup. But alas, it will never happen. Money making is the reason.
 
The irony renaming the tournament to "champions league" but including all these bums from 2 to 5. No stupid imaginary coefficient. It's either your the league champion or not. Crystal clear. It's called "Champions" for a reason god dammit lol.

Yeah in the end it's all about money. But what can i say, i'm not from europe & i watch it for free :D
 
On BBC's MOTD...
When one of the pundits is doing the analysis from the villa game, and explains that the striker has got clean away from the defender, but puts it like....

"Watkins pulls off Dawson perfectly" :LOL: that did make me laugh.
 
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