Posts Tagged ‘television’

A British survey suggests that television shows, like ER, make people more confident in attempting cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in real life should the situation arise. The same survey shows that the majority of people do not know how to give CPR, which involves compressing a person’s chest to assist in blood circulation, and giving them breathes through their airway. However, healthcare workers are taught that some CPR is better than no CPR. Even if you’re not doing it completely right, you are at least giving someone who isn’t breathing a chance.

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After the popular American hospital drama Grey’s Anatomy depicted this condition in its last episode, I’ve received numerous questions as to whether this can, in fact, occur – and the answer is yes, albeit extremely rarely. Because the penis does not actually contain bones it can’t be “fractured” like bones. Rather, the very strong fibrous tissue that envelopes the corpus cavernosum, the part of the penis that engorges with blood during an erection, can rupture due to blunt trauma. This usually causes a great deal of pain, swelling, bruising and loss of erection. Treatment usually requires surgery to repair the tear.

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