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NousDefionsDoc · 07-10-2004, 16:25

By allah Saca, I'm impressed. Excellent thread, posts and training aids. Outstanding. Here's your Senior Medic's Smiley Face for your class -

The way I was taught to do it is lift the skin, cut and blunt dissect with forceps. Make entrance with the forceps, not a blade and open the forceps to make way for the hose. I think there is less chance of cutting the aforementioned veins this way.

Aspiring medics - anatomy is important.

swatsurgeon - the "abandon because of bleeding" - I don't get this. I find it incredible that anyone trained would make an incision, then not go on to establish an airway for any reason.

07-10-2004, 16:25	#27
NousDefionsDoc Quiet Professional Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: LA Posts: 1,653	By allah Saca, I'm impressed. Excellent thread, posts and training aids. Outstanding. Here's your Senior Medic's Smiley Face for your class - The way I was taught to do it is lift the skin, cut and blunt dissect with forceps. Make entrance with the forceps, not a blade and open the forceps to make way for the hose. I think there is less chance of cutting the aforementioned veins this way. Aspiring medics - anatomy is important. swatsurgeon - the "abandon because of bleeding" - I don't get this. I find it incredible that anyone trained would make an incision, then not go on to establish an airway for any reason. __________________ Somewhere a True Believer is training to kill you. He is training with minimal food or water, in austere conditions, training day and night. The only thing clean on him is his weapon and he made his web gear. He doesn't worry about what workout to do - his ruck weighs what it weighs, his runs end when the enemy stops chasing him. This True Believer is not concerned about 'how hard it is;' he knows either he wins or dies. He doesn't go home at 17:00, he is home. He knows only The Cause. Still want to quit?
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