CAN YOU NAME THIS OLD TOOL?

Thought you would enjoy this                                                   educational moment in VA history.                                                       Can you name this strange old tool?                                                       Do you know what it is?

Tobacco Smoke Enemas (1750s – 1810s)

The tobacco enema was used to infuse tobacco smoke into a patient’s rectum for various medical purposes, primarily the resuscitation of drowning victims. A rectal tube inserted into the anus was connected to a fumigator and bellows that forced the smoke towards therectum. The warmth of the smoke was thought to promote respiration, but doubts about the credibility of tobacco enemas led to the popular phrase “blow smoke up one’s ass.”

This has been reintroduced in Washington D.C. , by the                                                 Veterans Administration. It will be part of their New Health Care Initiative due to the large number of Vets drowning in Bullshit.