Episode 24 - Simple Thoracostomy

On today’s cast our medical directors talk traumatic arrest care with Dr. Justin Hensley, the medical director of Robstown EMS, and lover of all things trauma resuscitation related. We'll review the history, training and implementation of the simple finger thoracostomy procedure at MCHD while also discussing our general approach to the traumatic arrest patient. Below are links to the papers and video training that are mentioned in the episode. Journal of Emergency Medicine MCHD Simple Thoracostomy Paper: https://www.jem-journal.com/article/S0736-4679(18)30598-5/fulltext JEMS Simple T: https://www.jems.com/articles/print/volume-39/issue-4/features/simple-thoracostomy-moving-beyond-needle.html Tension pneumothorax model video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCKZ4y843ts Dr Hensley’s website: http://ebmgonewild.com/ The late Dr. John Hinds on traumatic arrest care: https://emcrit.org/emcrit/trauma-thoughts-john-hinds/