I'm A Heroine Of The Peripheral
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Venous access is a priority for people who inject drugs (PWID). Damage and scarring of peripheral veins can exacerbate health harms, such as skin and soft tissue infections (SSTI), and promote transitions to femoral and subcutaneous injecting. Brown heroin available in Europe requires acidification for injection preparation. In this paper, we present mixed-methods data to explore our hypothesis of a link between overly acidic injection solutions, venous damage and SSTI risk.
Understanding the causes of venous sclerosis is fundamental to harm reduction initiatives for PWID. Damage and sclerosis of peripheral veins can lead to multiple injection attempts, increased blood in the environment and transitions to femoral and subcutaneous injecting [8, 12, 13]. Femoral vein injecting increases risk of venous insufficiency and deep vein thrombosis (DVT) [14, 15], which can lead to venous ulcers, tissue necrosis, amputation and potentially fatal pulmonary embolism. Subcutaneous injecting is associated with SSTI such as abscesses and cellulitis. SSTI are an increasing cause of acute and chronic morbidity among PWID [16,17,18]. Cross-sectional prevalence in the UK and US ranges from 10 to 36%, with lifetime prevalence as high as 70% [19,20,21,22]. National UK data from 2014 evidence 10% of PWID reporting hospital admission for SSTI in the preceding year [17, 23] with hospitalisations rising annually since 2012 [18]. Damaged veins not only precipitate health harms, such as hepatitis C, venous ulcers and SSTI, but are an acute source of suffering for PWID [13]. Interventions attending to immediate priorities of PWID, such as maintaining venous access, are crucial and likely to have more currency than those focused on long-term risks [13].
I shall be a heroine of the peripheral.I shall not be accused by isolate buttons,Holes in the heels of socks, the white mute facesOf unanswered letters, coffined in a letter case.I shall not be accused, I shall not be accused.The clock shall not find me wanting, nor these starsThat rivet in place abyss after abyss.
In short I tried to think. I failed. My attention veered inexorably back to the specific, to the tangible, to what was generally considered, by everyone I knew then and for that matter have known since, the peripheral. I would try to contemplate the Hegelian dialectic and would find myself concentrating instead on a flowering pear tree outside my window and the particular way the petals fell on my floor. I would try to read linguistic theory and would find myself wondering instead if the lights were on in the Bevatron up the hill. When I say that I was wondering if the lights were on in the Bevatron you might immediately suspect, if you deal in ideas at all, that I was registering the Bevatron as a political symbol, thinking in shorthand about the military-industrial complex and its role in the university community, but you would be wrong. I was only wondering if the lights were on in the Bevatron, and how they looked. A physical fact.
Cold hands and feet can be caused by peripheral artery disease (PAD). PAD is most often the result of fatty deposits that build up in arteries, reducing blood flow and oxygen levels in tissues. The reduced circulation, in turn, leads to increased coldness in the hands and feet. PAD is common in people over 50 with a history of diabetes or smoking.
In the over 90-year history of the Academy Awards, the Best Actress category has illuminated the finest examples of the acting craft, as well as the charge and challenge of nominating just a few women in an industry that offers unequal opportunities. The very topic wrangles in peripheral discussions on the historical depiction of female characters in film, the industry's unfair treatment of women, nonwhite representation, and the potential elimination of gender categories at awards shows. 781b155fdc