533: Circus Medicine- Freaks, Geeks, and Sideshows

In this episode, Dr’s J and Praz, with special guest Emily Hook discuss the attributes and health of circus sideshow performers. Along the way, they cover the history of circus sideshows, the Coney Island NICU, the classes of sideshow acts, Geeks, the secrets of human pincushions, glass chewing, sword swallowing, circus endoscopy and intubation, fire eaters lung ,off season care, Ehlers Danlos syndrome, acrobat anesthetists and more! So Step right up, sit back and relax as we dive into the world of freakshow!Sources1)http://www.bmj.com/content/333/7582/1285ijkey=8559399d0af3cd2596c8540d8872c966fa286536&keytype2=tf_ipsecsha2)http://time.com/3711869/sword-swallower-paris-1945/3)https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3522406/4)https://tinyurl.com/yxhpcon4Contact Us!Twitter: @doctorjcomedy @toshyfro @travelnmedicine Facebook: facebook.com/travelmedicinepodcastSquarespace: travelmedicinepodcast.squarespace.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/travelmedicinepodcastFind and Review Us wherever podcasts are availableRadiopublic: https://radiopublic.com/travel-medicine-podcast-6LMnw2itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/episodes-travel-medicine-podcast/id914407095stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/travel-medicine-podcast?refid=stprGoogle Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iebqxcseb4s6pu5sjyljwgqsbuyYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLr4fcpX27x2vcJT_zJq6qiBy0pK8WiEX Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.