Percussing the pneumo

[Eydawn]

Alright, I'll bite... WTF is the aaaaa at the top of every post about?

Wendy

CO EMT-B

[Eydawn]

Never mind.... someone's playing around with ad code. I got it now.

--Wendy

[sirduke]

Wouldn't JVD be another factor in determining Hemo vs Pneumo?

[spenac]

Wouldn't JVD be another factor in determining Hemo vs Pneumo?

JVD as well as trach deviation are late signs. If you let your patient get to that point you have missed something during a proper exam.

[Dustdevil]

JVD as well as trach deviation are late signs. If you let your patient get to that point you have missed something during a proper exam.

EXTREMELY late signs. In fact, tracheal deviation is barely even noticeable on examination in most of even the worst pneumos. But it is much more noticeable in a CXR, and usually you'll see it in the CXR and wonder, "how the Hell did I miss that?" It's just rarely noticeable externally.

[zzyzx]

ArizonaFFCEP wrote: "Wow...talk about bad aim."

A crew in the city I used to work in came within a few mm of hitting the aorta, according to our trauma surgeon.

[sirduke]

Damn, how long are your caths?

[Arizonaffcep]

Damn, how long are your caths?

Gettin' kinda personal, ain't ya?

[p3medic]

3"

[rock_shoes]

3"

Isn't that a good 1/2" more than you need?