Guest guest Posted February 2, 2001 Report Share Posted February 2, 2001 OK, ya'll, here's one for ya'! I found a death certificate from yesteryear with a term I've never heard. Used Gene's google search without results and even looked in many on-line new and old-time medical dictionaries without luck. Here it is: demohilizatioa. This was listed as cause of death. I think if I'd had this ailment, I'd be dead too! Anyway, any ideas would be appreciated! Jana _________________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2001 Report Share Posted February 5, 2001 In a message dated 2/5/01 9:05:29 AM Central Standard Time, d.jackson@... writes: > The way my week has gone.....it HAS to mean when your kids have atypical crap and kill you by driving you crazy and lack of sleep, and crying, and etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2001 Report Share Posted February 5, 2001 Jana, is there any possibility this could be a typo or, if handwritten, a mis-reading of some letters? Sometimes they used to put very weird things on death certificates, and this LOOKS like a typo of " demobilization. " That STILL makes no sense as a cause of death unless you think of it as possibly intending to mean they stopped moving. Was this death certificate possibly signed by someone other than an actual M.D.??? Probably far-fetched, but nothing else is turning up, either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2001 Report Share Posted February 5, 2001 Jana: Where in all that's holy do you come up with these things? I think that must be some kind of Rigellian disease or something. I sure never heard of it. Neither have any of the books in my reference library. Dave Re: [texasems-L] An old medical term > OK, ya'll, here's one for ya'! I found a death certificate from yesteryear > with a term I've never heard. Used Gene's google search without results and > even looked in many on-line new and old-time medical dictionaries without > luck. Here it is: demohilizatioa. This was listed as cause of death. I > think if I'd had this ailment, I'd be dead too! Anyway, any ideas would be > appreciated! > Jana > > > _________________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2001 Report Share Posted February 5, 2001 Jana, Dave's right, that must a be a very rare cause of death. I did a search at the National Library of Medicine site and came up blank. Since that's old terminology, anyone know an old doc they can ask? Kudos to whoever figures it out. To: < > Date sent: Mon, 5 Feb 2001 09:02:55 -0600 Send reply to: Subject: Re: [texasems-L] An old medical term [ Double-click this line for list subscription options ] Jana: Where in all that's holy do you come up with these things? I think that must be some kind of Rigellian disease or something. I sure never heard of it. Neither have any of the books in my reference library. Dave Re: [texasems-L] An old medical term > OK, ya'll, here's one for ya'! I found a death certificate from yesteryear > with a term I've never heard. Used Gene's google search without results and > even looked in many on-line new and old-time medical dictionaries without > luck. Here it is: demohilizatioa. This was listed as cause of death. I > think if I'd had this ailment, I'd be dead too! Anyway, any ideas would be > appreciated! > Jana > > > _________________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2001 Report Share Posted February 5, 2001 As we all know, 1 letter can change a whole term, and I'm betting there is a mispelled word there. I would be more curious to know if the death certificate was typed or handwritten. I tried changing a few letters and still came up blank though. But if you try and break the word down into medical terminology suffix's and prefix's and root words, there is nothing that fits any body or organ system. Good luck to whoever figures it out Kenita " Barry D. Sharp " wrote: > Jana, > > Dave's right, that must a be a very rare cause of death. I did a > search at the National Library of Medicine site and came up blank. > Since that's old terminology, anyone know an old doc they can > ask? Kudos to whoever figures it out. > > To: < > > > Date sent: Mon, 5 Feb 2001 09:02:55 -0600 > Send reply to: > Subject: Re: [texasems-L] An old medical term > > [ Double-click this line for list subscription options ] > > Jana: > > Where in all that's holy do you come up with these things? I think that must > be some kind of Rigellian disease or something. I sure never heard of it. > Neither have any of the books in my reference library. > > Dave > Re: [texasems-L] An old medical term > > > OK, ya'll, here's one for ya'! I found a death certificate from > yesteryear > > with a term I've never heard. Used Gene's google search without results > and > > even looked in many on-line new and old-time medical dictionaries without > > luck. Here it is: demohilizatioa. This was listed as cause of death. I > > think if I'd had this ailment, I'd be dead too! Anyway, any ideas would > be > > appreciated! > > Jana > > > > > > _________________________________________________________ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2001 Report Share Posted February 5, 2001 My guess is that this is a misspelling and/or bad handwriting on the document. I am guessing that the term was " demobilization " . Please let me know if you think that is a possibility. Take care and I hope that this helps! Trey Wood Re: [texasems-L] An old medical term > > [ Double-click this line for list subscription options ] > > Jana: > > Where in all that's holy do you come up with these things? I think that must > be some kind of Rigellian disease or something. I sure never heard of it. > Neither have any of the books in my reference library. > > Dave > Re: [texasems-L] An old medical term > > > OK, ya'll, here's one for ya'! I found a death certificate from > yesteryear > > with a term I've never heard. Used Gene's google search without results > and > > even looked in many on-line new and old-time medical dictionaries without > > luck. Here it is: demohilizatioa. This was listed as cause of death. I > > think if I'd had this ailment, I'd be dead too! Anyway, any ideas would > be > > appreciated! > > Jana > > > > > > _________________________________________________________ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2001 Report Share Posted February 5, 2001 Break it down... De-Mohili-za-tioa It's the process of de-molehill-izing-ization, or making mountains into molehills after someone has made a molehill into a mountain. Most likely, this guy wandered up to someone in a bar who was ranting about some problem with the government (when in reality his social security check was a day late), and this guy tried to set him straight, at which point he was killed for being one of the government agents. It must be monday, my mind isn't wandering... it's running naked down the street, far, far away from work! Mike > >Reply-To: >To: < > >Subject: Re: [texasems-L] An old medical term >Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2001 20:40:55 -0600 > >OK, ya'll, here's one for ya'! I found a death certificate from yesteryear >with a term I've never heard. Used Gene's google search without results >and >even looked in many on-line new and old-time medical dictionaries without >luck. Here it is: demohilizatioa. This was listed as cause of death. I >think if I'd had this ailment, I'd be dead too! Anyway, any ideas would be >appreciated! >Jana > > >_________________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2001 Report Share Posted February 5, 2001 Well, I guess you'd be pretty demobilized if you were dead (children-of-the-night types excepted), but I've never heard it listed as a cause of death. Why some politicians may have been dead all this time and we didn't even notice it. Dave RE: [texasems-L] An old medical term > My guess is that this is a misspelling and/or bad handwriting on the > document. I am guessing that the term was " demobilization " . Please let me > know if you think that is a possibility. > > Take care and I hope that this helps! > > Trey Wood > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2001 Report Share Posted February 5, 2001 I, uh, don't even want to ask if you mean " atypical crap " literally or figuratively. If I remember right, your kiddos are young enough that it could be either. Dave Re: [texasems-L] An old medical term > In a message dated 2/5/01 9:05:29 AM Central Standard Time, > d.jackson@... writes: > > > > > > The way my week has gone.....it HAS to mean when your kids have atypical crap > and kill you by driving you crazy and lack of sleep, and crying, and etc. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2001 Report Share Posted February 5, 2001 I collect old medical textbooks. In all of these, even one dated 1891, I could not find anything of that nature. I did however find that a British text stated that an ice water enema was one of the ways to determine death. -aloha- Mike Dave wrote: > Well, I guess you'd be pretty demobilized if you were dead > (children-of-the-night types excepted), but I've never heard it listed as a > cause of death. Why some politicians may have been dead all this time and we > didn't even notice it. > > Dave > RE: [texasems-L] An old medical term > > > My guess is that this is a misspelling and/or bad handwriting on the > > document. I am guessing that the term was " demobilization " . Please let > me > > know if you think that is a possibility. > > > > Take care and I hope that this helps! > > > > Trey Wood > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2001 Report Share Posted February 5, 2001 I am afraid to ask but (no pun intended), how in the heck did interpret the " results " of that particular test?????? (I probably do not want to know!) Steve Dralle, EMT-P San , TX Re: [texasems-L] An old medical term I collect old medical textbooks. In all of these, even one dated 1891, I could not find anything of that nature. I did however find that a British text stated that an ice water enema was one of the ways to determine death. -aloha- Mike Dave wrote: > Well, I guess you'd be pretty demobilized if you were dead > (children-of-the-night types excepted), but I've never heard it listed as a > cause of death. Why some politicians may have been dead all this time and we > didn't even notice it. > > Dave > RE: [texasems-L] An old medical term > > > My guess is that this is a misspelling and/or bad handwriting on the > > document. I am guessing that the term was " demobilization " . Please let > me > > know if you think that is a possibility. > > > > Take care and I hope that this helps! > > > > Trey Wood > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2001 Report Share Posted February 5, 2001 If you did'nt wake up and from the ice water enema and did'nt pass a few other tests like breath fogging glass and a " sound breast beat " then you were dead. However, it does go on to say that sometimes it takes several medical men to determine death. My medical director said we could not use the ice water thing... " Dralle, Steve " wrote: > I am afraid to ask but (no pun intended), how in the heck did interpret the > " results " of that particular test?????? (I probably do not want to know!) > > Steve Dralle, EMT-P > San , TX > > Re: [texasems-L] An old medical term > > I collect old medical textbooks. In all of these, even one dated 1891, I > could > not find anything of that nature. I did however find that a British text > stated > that an ice water enema was one of the ways to determine death. > > -aloha- > Mike > > Dave wrote: > > > Well, I guess you'd be pretty demobilized if you were dead > > (children-of-the-night types excepted), but I've never heard it listed as > a > > cause of death. Why some politicians may have been dead all this time and > we > > didn't even notice it. > > > > Dave > > RE: [texasems-L] An old medical term > > > > > My guess is that this is a misspelling and/or bad handwriting on the > > > document. I am guessing that the term was " demobilization " . Please let > > me > > > know if you think that is a possibility. > > > > > > Take care and I hope that this helps! > > > > > > Trey Wood > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2001 Report Share Posted February 5, 2001 I don't blame him, I do not even like doing that rectal instant glucose or valium, let alone an ice water enema!!!!!! : ) Steve Dralle Re: [texasems-L] An old medical term > > I collect old medical textbooks. In all of these, even one dated 1891, I > could > not find anything of that nature. I did however find that a British text > stated > that an ice water enema was one of the ways to determine death. > > -aloha- > Mike > > Dave wrote: > > > Well, I guess you'd be pretty demobilized if you were dead > > (children-of-the-night types excepted), but I've never heard it listed as > a > > cause of death. Why some politicians may have been dead all this time and > we > > didn't even notice it. > > > > Dave > > RE: [texasems-L] An old medical term > > > > > My guess is that this is a misspelling and/or bad handwriting on the > > > document. I am guessing that the term was " demobilization " . Please let > > me > > > know if you think that is a possibility. > > > > > > Take care and I hope that this helps! > > > > > > Trey Wood > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2001 Report Share Posted February 5, 2001 What about coffee? I've heard about these... I'm a coffee addict. But rectally? It hurts enough when I sip and burn the roof of my mouth or my tongue... <ouch>. On a serious note, did anyone attend Dr. Racht's sesion at TEMS-2000? He was asking how many of us still infused the smoke of tobbaco into the rectum for drownings... evidently this was a nordic practice, hence the term " blowing smoke up [my] ass. " Now that we can't smoke in the units, how are we supposed to do this? Would spitting chewing tobbaco work as well? If so, maybe we *do* need an engine company on every call... <ducking for cover now...> Mike > >Reply-To: >To: >Subject: RE: [texasems-L] An old medical term >Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2001 13:41:28 -0700 > >I don't blame him, I do not even like doing that rectal instant glucose or >valium, let alone an ice water enema!!!!!! : ) > >Steve Dralle > > Re: [texasems-L] An old medical term > > > > I collect old medical textbooks. In all of these, even one dated 1891, >I > > could > > not find anything of that nature. I did however find that a British >text > > stated > > that an ice water enema was one of the ways to determine death. > > > > -aloha- > > Mike > > > > Dave wrote: > > > > > Well, I guess you'd be pretty demobilized if you were dead > > > (children-of-the-night types excepted), but I've never heard it listed >as > > a > > > cause of death. Why some politicians may have been dead all this time >and > > we > > > didn't even notice it. > > > > > > Dave > > > RE: [texasems-L] An old medical term > > > > > > > My guess is that this is a misspelling and/or bad handwriting on the > > > > document. I am guessing that the term was " demobilization " . Please >let > > > me > > > > know if you think that is a possibility. > > > > > > > > Take care and I hope that this helps! > > > > > > > > Trey Wood > > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2001 Report Share Posted February 5, 2001 Mike: I'm sure all the heavy sleepers in your service area have just breathed a sign of relief and voted your medical director official thanks. ;^] Dave RE: [texasems-L] An old medical term > > > > > > > My guess is that this is a misspelling and/or bad handwriting on the > > > > document. I am guessing that the term was " demobilization " . Please let > > > me > > > > know if you think that is a possibility. > > > > > > > > Take care and I hope that this helps! > > > > > > > > Trey Wood > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2001 Report Share Posted February 5, 2001 I am just guessing here but isn't that what was called when a witch or demon was burned out of you?????? Re: [texasems-L] An old medical term OK, ya'll, here's one for ya'! I found a death certificate from yesteryear with a term I've never heard. Used Gene's google search without results and even looked in many on-line new and old-time medical dictionaries without luck. Here it is: demohilizatioa. This was listed as cause of death. I think if I'd had this ailment, I'd be dead too! Anyway, any ideas would be appreciated! Jana _________________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2001 Report Share Posted February 5, 2001 An ice water enema is still a way to determine death here in the UK, so be warned!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2001 Report Share Posted February 5, 2001 I also looked at some other places on the net, and could not find anything one this medical term either. I even added and dropped a letter to see if anything came up....and nothing. Wayne Re: [texasems-L] An old medical term >Jana: > >Where in all that's holy do you come up with these things? I think that must >be some kind of Rigellian disease or something. I sure never heard of it. >Neither have any of the books in my reference library. > >Dave > Re: [texasems-L] An old medical term > > >> OK, ya'll, here's one for ya'! I found a death certificate from >yesteryear >> with a term I've never heard. Used Gene's google search without results >and >> even looked in many on-line new and old-time medical dictionaries without >> luck. Here it is: demohilizatioa. This was listed as cause of death. I >> think if I'd had this ailment, I'd be dead too! Anyway, any ideas would >be >> appreciated! >> Jana >> >> >> _________________________________________________________ >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2001 Report Share Posted February 5, 2001 Dave, You know how I am (you know my friends, anyway and birds of a feather!). Anyway, I am doing genealogy work on my family and, in a document I received for one of my ancestors in the military, it listed demohilizatia. I had always thought it was a misspelling of demobilization, thinking that the civil war was over and the unit was demobilized and everyone went home and went back to farming or coal mining, or whatever. Well, a friend was looking at what I had and swore that it was an " ailment " or some medical condition. I told her I did not think so, so she kept insisting and neither of us could find anything after several weeks of research, so I told her that if anyone could find it, one of you guys could. Well, I think I'm right (for once). I really appreciate everyone looking and, I think I should have given you more information and what I thought, but she didn't want me to, so I just " threw it out to ya'! " So, many thanks and I appreciate ya'll proving my point to her. I think it's been on the list before, but I did find a kinda neat site about " old " medical terms and conditions. I'll find the addy and give it to anyone if you're interested! Take care and go safely! Jana Re: [texasems-L] An old medical term > > > > OK, ya'll, here's one for ya'! I found a death certificate from > yesteryear > > with a term I've never heard. Used Gene's google search without results > and > > even looked in many on-line new and old-time medical dictionaries without > > luck. Here it is: demohilizatioa. This was listed as cause of death. I > > think if I'd had this ailment, I'd be dead too! Anyway, any ideas would > be > > appreciated! > > Jana > > > > > > _________________________________________________________ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2001 Report Share Posted February 5, 2001 Ooops! I just realized when I re-read my original post that I said it was listed as " cause of death " *so sorry***** it was listed as reason for discharge from the military! My bad! But, I do think you're right and ya'll have probably already read my post to Dave, so my apologies and I think that Trey, you're correct, it is a misspelling of demobilization. And, Kenita, you're right too! I just love winning the argument! Thanks ya'll for all the hard work and I'll send you part of the steak dinner she and I had riding on whether this was a medical condition or not! Jana Re: [texasems-L] An old medical term > > > > > OK, ya'll, here's one for ya'! I found a death certificate from > > yesteryear > > > with a term I've never heard. Used Gene's google search without results > > and > > > even looked in many on-line new and old-time medical dictionaries > without > > > luck. Here it is: demohilizatioa. This was listed as cause of death. > I > > > think if I'd had this ailment, I'd be dead too! Anyway, any ideas would > > be > > > appreciated! > > > Jana > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________ > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 7, 2001 Report Share Posted February 7, 2001 Jana: I gotta tell you this one is a toughie. Every resource I have (and I got consid'able ones) has come up dry on this one. For some totally unexplainable reason, I think this may be some kind of parasitic and/or tropical disease. Does that possibility maybe match up with your ancestor's military service history? I think I already found the site you're talking about. It was what I used to answer Donn's question yesterday. The only two it lacked were the English sickness and Yaws, which I found elsewhere. No demohilizatia, though. Dave Re: [texasems-L] An old medical term > > > > > > > OK, ya'll, here's one for ya'! I found a death certificate from > > yesteryear > > > with a term I've never heard. Used Gene's google search without results > > and > > > even looked in many on-line new and old-time medical dictionaries > without > > > luck. Here it is: demohilizatioa. This was listed as cause of death. > I > > > think if I'd had this ailment, I'd be dead too! Anyway, any ideas would > > be > > > appreciated! > > > Jana > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________ > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 7, 2001 Report Share Posted February 7, 2001 Try the following web site, if you have not already. This individual will do research on the cause of death based with archaic and outdated medical terms. There are number of questions to answer so you most likely need as much background on your ancestor as possible. www.paul_smith.org.uk/amt1.htm. Hope this helps. Mike Dave wrote: > Jana: > > I gotta tell you this one is a toughie. Every resource I have (and I got > consid'able ones) has come up dry on this one. For some totally > unexplainable reason, I think this may be some kind of parasitic and/or > tropical disease. Does that possibility maybe match up with your ancestor's > military service history? I think I already found the site you're talking > about. It was what I used to answer Donn's question yesterday. The only two > it lacked were the English sickness and Yaws, which I found elsewhere. No > demohilizatia, though. > > Dave > Re: [texasems-L] An old medical term > > > > > > > > > > OK, ya'll, here's one for ya'! I found a death certificate from > > > yesteryear > > > > with a term I've never heard. Used Gene's google search without > results > > > and > > > > even looked in many on-line new and old-time medical dictionaries > > without > > > > luck. Here it is: demohilizatioa. This was listed as cause of > death. > > I > > > > think if I'd had this ailment, I'd be dead too! Anyway, any ideas > would > > > be > > > > appreciated! > > > > Jana > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________ > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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