Adventures
in the Skin Trade:
I can't say why I got my first
tattoo. I wasn't exactly the ideal candidate. I
was an honor roll student at the time, and I attended
church regularly. Plus, I had a part-time job at
this frou-frou women's clothing store in Randolph
Mall. more>
Charles
Cain - Mountain Times:
I’ve been working today since
8 o’clock. I book in advance and I’m
always booked ahead…I think reasons for getting
tattoos are as many as there are people getting
them. more>
Charles
Cain, striving to maintain artform of the tattoo:
Although
Charles Cain, owner of the Mark of Cain tattoo
parlor, may look like the stereotypical tattoo
artist, he claims the similarities end there. “I don’t drink or do drugs,”
he said. “Those things don’t go well
with body modification. more>
ASTM:
American
Society for Testing and Materials. These are
the people that make the standards for metals, and
thus body jewelry. Visit them to learn more about
what is actually being put in your body. more>
ICSC:
International
Chemical Safety Cards Maintained by OSHA. Information
on all available chemicals. Know if the clasims
are true. more>
CDC
Woundcare Guidelines:
Guideline
For Prevention of Surgical Wound Infections,
1985 Julia S. Garner, R.N, M.N. Hospital Infections
Program Centers for Infectious Diseases Center
for Disease Control Publication date: 01/01/1982
more>
Woundcare.org:
The
Wound Care Institute, Inc. - For the Advancement
of Wound Healing and Diabetic Foot Pathology. more>
The
Wound Care Information Network:
Dr.
Allan Freedline - serving over 300 visitors a day.
more>
Wound
Care Associates:
Intermediate
and Advanced Level Courses For Physical and
Occupational Therapists, Therapist Assistants,
Nurses, Physicians, Facility Administrators
and Other Professionals involved in wound care.
more>
