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All Lights On

Elizabeth

It looks as though someone crashed through the wall in an awful hurry. Superman, anyone?

Location: Clairvaux Tuberculosis Hospital  Gallery: Restraints

Back of  Wooden Wheelchair

elizabeth

This looks like a "seatbelt" that is commonly used to help residents stay in their wheelchairs if they are in danger of slipping out- it's not really a restraint, because it's not inhibiting voluntary movement- the person is simply in danger of falling out of the wheelchair, usually because of altered posture.

Location: Clairvaux Tuberculosis Hospital  Gallery: August Haze

Medical Supply Cabinet

elizabeth

There was nothing "nasty" in that cabinet- just useful equipment used to care for sick people. Glycerin swabsticks are used to alleviate dry-mouth, NG tubes are used to decompress the abdomen or administer food or meds to a patient who can't eat. "All purpose catheters" are simply hollow tubes used for many different things- possibly oral/nasotracheal suctioning, irrigation, etc.

Location: Clairvaux Tuberculosis Hospital  Gallery: Restraints

Show Me to the Suction Machine

elizabeth

All of you have the right idea about being respectful of these sites. Now for god's sake learn how to spell.

Location: Pennhurst State School  Gallery: Forgotten

Thorazine Dream

elizabeth

In small doses and short term treatment, thorazine is effective for a multitude of things, such as intractable hiccups, acute agitation, etc. The side effects listed by angelwolf only appear with regular, long-term use

Location: Gravesend Asylum  Gallery: Thorazine Dream

Freezer

elizabeth

Bodies are refrigerated, not frozen.

Location: Linton State Hospital  Gallery: Deep Breaths

Curved Niche

elizabeth

my friend and i stood in those windows durring our first visit 2 weeks ago.

it looks so much prettier in the daylight

Location: Northampton State Hospital  Gallery: A Farewell Visit?

Extravagant Fireplace

elizabeth

on the seal, 3 grapevines: Windsor, Wethersfield and Hartford

Location: Norwich State Hospital  Gallery: Lockdown

Extravagant Fireplace

Elizabeth

It's difficult to believe so many people don't recognize the State Seal or motto.
Didn't they go to school?

Location: Norwich State Hospital  Gallery: Lockdown

Threes

Elizabeth

It's Dix Hills, New York. It's not that great of an area.

Location: Pilgrim State Hospital  Gallery: The Mansions

Dark Skies

Elizabeth

My mother was emitted into pilgrim state less then 20 years ago, i will never go back

Location: Pilgrim State Hospital  Gallery: Emptiness