Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 187

LITFL: Life in the Fast Lane Medical Blog LITFL: Life in the Fast Lane Medical Blog - Emergency medicine and critical care medical education blog Just when you thought your brain could unwind on a Friday, you realise that it would rather be challenged with some good old fashioned medical trivia FFFF…introducing Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 187. Question 1 You’ve been asked to make a memorable talk. As you prepare you study SMACC and TED talks then your colleague advises you to research Giles Brindley. What did Giles Brindley do in 1983 to make his lecture memorable? + Reveal the Funtabulous Answer expand(document.getElementById('ddet1734723838'));expand(document.getElementById('ddetlink1734723838')) There seemed nothing special about Brindley’s scheduled lecture on vaso-active therapy for erectile dysfunction, but little did the audience know he had injected his own penis with papaverine in his hotel room prior to the presentation. He indicated that, in his view, no normal person would find the experience of giving a lecture to a large audience to be erotically stimulating or erection-inducing. He then proceeded to pull down his pants and show his erection to the audience. But the mere public showing of his erection from the podium was not sufficient. He paused, and seemed to ponder his next move. The sense of drama in the room was palpable. He then said, with gravity, ‘I’d like to give some of the audience the opportunity to confirm the degree o...
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