Cric with a Pen, Just like on TV! — EM in Focus

From the world of WTF comes this study : yep, a study on the feasibility of ten medical laypersons to perform a cricothyrotomy on a “fresh” cadaver. With a ballpoint pen. Using three different ball point pens of varying inner diameter, all ten volunteers could perforate the skin, but only one could penetrate the cricothyroid ligament […]

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FROM Death We MUST learn

Don’t miss the comments at the bottom!I was sent this ECG with the following information:A 37 year old female with no comorbidities, a non-smoker, with no known hyperlipidemia and no family h/o of CAD presented to ED with central chest pain since 5 hours with no radiation, increased by moving her arms and associated with SOB.…

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