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[desperance]

Further to recent discussions of small hurts doing major damage (and yes, the graze on my shoulder is still kind of weird, and as it happens weeping as I speak, but I do think it's getting better, thanks. Slowly. I've noticed this, that now I'm older minor cuts & abrasions take longer to mend):

892: Sigurd I of Orkney. Sigurd the Mighty conquered much of northern Scotland, which brought him into conflict with Maelbrigte of Moray. Sigurd defeated Maelbrigte in 892 and strapped his decapitated head to his saddle as a sign of triumph. As he rode, however, Maelbrigte's tooth rubbed against Sigurd's leg causing a wound which turned septic and Sigurd died of the poison.

Isn't that fabulous? Found in Wikipedia's List of Unusual Deaths, which is kind of joyful all round.

And half my relatives live in Orkney...

Comments

[garunya.livejournal.com]

That's fantastic :)

Nice list. It's definitely easier to laugh at the more ancient deaths without feeling so bad about it ;)

You need electricity

[durham-rambler.livejournal.com]

From Thursday's Guardian:

Scientists have found how the body harnesses the power of electricity to heal cuts and grazes - an effect they manipulated to speed up wound healing dramatically.

In what amounts to the modern rediscovery of an old medical curiosity, the finding raises hopes for revolutionary treatments to patch up injured patients in hours instead of days.

Re: You need electricity

[desperance.livejournal.com]

Ooh, yes please. My physio has a big machine with great rubber suckers on the end of tentacles, that she slurps onto my back and sends electric charges through. It's sort of buzzy, and I love it, and I make her ramp up the charge way high. Can I have one of those at home, please?

[glass-mountain.livejournal.com]

Do you think you should go to the doctor, Chaz? It might be a seamanlike precaution to take some antibiotics, or to have it dressed.

I love the idea of the List of Unusual Deaths (happy sigh)

[devonellington.livejournal.com]

What a fascinating bit of information.

For the wound -- I know I have a good poultice recipe, and I bet you have all the ingredients in your cupboard. I'll look for it when I get back from the theatre.

I used it when I got a nasty cut in the subway; they couldn't figure out why the antibiotics weren't working, so I dug out the recipe and put the poultice on externally and then took echnicea internally and it healed.

In the meantime, take a 2 capsules of echinacea 3X day for 7 days -- it'll boost the immunities and help prevent infection.

[desperance.livejournal.com]

Thanks, hon. Will do.