2007-02-21 17:32:00 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
Crack cocaine is commonly smoked in a pipe with a metallic filter made from a steel wool scouring pad. We report an unusual complication of smoking crack cocaine: the aspiration and ingestion of a Brillo pad filter. A 34-year-old male gyrozxk presented 7 h after drinking beer and smoking crack. He was concerned that he might have inhaled the "screen" from his crack pipe, a piece of Brillo pad the size of his fingertip. He complained of "burning" in his throat, a foreign body sensation, and change in his voice, but no dyspnea, dysphagia, or abdominal pain. On physical examination, he was afebrile with a pulse of 105 beats/min and respiratory rate of 24 breaths/min. He was tearful and spoke in a whisper. There were no visible oropharyngeal burns and the lungs were clear to auscultation, but he had intermittent inspiratory stridor. The O2 saturation was 96%, and the ethanol concentration was 100 mg/dl. No foreign body or burn was seen on indirect laryngoscopy. A lateral neck x-ray study showed a normal epiglottis and no foreign body. Chest x-ray studies were unremarkable. Fiberoptic laryngoscopy showed left posterior arytenoid edema and swelling. An abdominal x-ray study revealed a foreign body in the right lower quadrant consistent with the Brillo pad filter. The next morning, the patient was asymptomatic and was discharged, recovering without sequellae. While crack pipe screen aspiration is a rarely reported event, physicians should be aware of the potential for foreign body aspiration and ingestion by this mechanism
2007-02-22 09:56:01 · answer #1 · answered by Ben R 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That something in your life is dirty, and your conscious is telling you to clean it up. Or maybe your going to start working for the Brillo Pad company in the near future. j/k
2007-02-21 17:39:40 · answer #2 · answered by K_Seeks4Answers 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Quit Going Beaver Hunting~
2007-02-21 17:37:14 · answer #3 · answered by Psychotic2 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stop going down steel wool. There's plenty of real wool out there just waiting for you.
'wool' was what many called 'p&ssy' where I'm from
2007-02-21 18:07:46 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means you've finally cracked. Get out before you get arrusted.
2007-02-22 05:07:19 · answer #5 · answered by Anne Teak 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to scour your sub-concious mind for the answer.
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2007-02-21 17:39:41 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You eventually want to work for the company, don't you?
2007-02-21 17:39:31 · answer #7 · answered by AxisofOddity 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You saw Mythbusters where they used it to start a camp fire.
2007-02-21 17:54:47 · answer #8 · answered by G-Man 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to clean up your life!
2007-02-21 17:38:23 · answer #9 · answered by zeepogee 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You need to catch up on ur dishwashing?
2007-02-21 17:36:01 · answer #10 · answered by •♦๑•TxRose•♦๑• 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋