In my haste to write the AAR, I neglected to mention a little bit more about the instructor.
I first met Chris and Detective Mongo over 10 years ago (!!!) while hosting Jason Falla (Redback One)...
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In my haste to write the AAR, I neglected to mention a little bit more about the instructor.
I first met Chris and Detective Mongo over 10 years ago (!!!) while hosting Jason Falla (Redback One)...
Corrected a brainfart - sorry too late to edit the post.
Adult body contains ~5 to 6 liters of blood.
I just noticed that the embedded Vimeo vid doesn't show up for mobile users.
So I made it a .gif
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AAR is up - thanks for your patience.
Phew!
Yes, they really gave us bagels the morning of.
Pic taken 10 feet from our donor.
https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-bfmLSxq/0/055618dd/X3/i-bfmLSxq-X3.jpg
IF YOU ATTEND
Photographs and video were permitted during this class.
However, Chris requests that students be careful about where they post them (preferably not on social media). Out of...
Other Reflections
I believe Chris will be offering more open enrollment cadaver labs in the near future, pending availability of donors and lab time.
I would not hesitate to jump on these...
Stress innoculation
An anatomy course is a rite of passage for medical students. No big deal for them. I guess some people can get accustomed to working with dead bodies but I'm going to go out...
Gross anatomy
In the small amount of spare time at the end of the day the group had the opportunity to open up the thoracic cavity and examine the heart and lungs and nearby structures. These pics...
Tension pneumothorax
Tension pneumothorax is a life-threatening condition that can start as soon as 10 minutes folllowing penetration of the chest wall (example: gunshot wound). Air from the...
ANATOMICAL DETOUR
To show us the airway anatomy (as distinct from the esophagus), our lab tech Mike retrieved a head (from another donor) that was cut down the middle.
Naturally, the...
Surgical Airway - cricothryotomy
A cricothyrotomy is an incision made through the skin and cricothyroid membrane to establish an airway blocked by a foreign object, swelling, or facial trauma. ...
Airway: Non-Surgical
When the oxygen supply is interrupted, you lose consciousness within 15 seconds and the brain cells start to die after 4-5 minutes.
Non-surgical interventions to help...
We wrapped up bleeding control around noonish and took an hour break for lunch.
So why am I talking about lunch in this review?
Turns out, I was pretty hungry. Which surprised me.
It's...
Bleeds: Junctional Wound
Techniques to stop bleeding include tourniquets, wound packing, and direct pressure.
Tourniquets are intended primarily for limbs. There is no place to apply them for...
Bleeds: Wound Packing
Packing a wound on a foam dummy just ain't the same as sticking your finger in a wet, slimy and cold body. It is a weird sensation. Call me crazy.
Wound packing is done...
CATastrophic failure
A very significant learning point came when a student was attempting to tighten a tourniquet on an arm with a cut to the brachial artery. After a few turns of the windlass –...
When it comes to tourniquets, you can't have too many. This is an example of a wound (right femoral) that required TWO tourniquets to fix. Takeaway: Carry TWO tourniquets or have a plan to use...
After the embalming pump was turned on, it was time to make the cadaver bleed.
You can control bleed by using direct pressure, tourniquets, and wound-packing.
The students made the incisions...
Half of the training day was dedicated to bleed control. You can bleed out in about three minutes. With the average EMS response time of nine minutes, that means you can bleed out 3x while waiting...
Getting ready before taking the plunge
Students donned personal protective gear – gowns, gloves, face shields, and booties.
...
The program for the day, on the whiteboard in the lab.
https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-Nt4FtxV/0/3f62668b/X3/i-Nt4FtxV-X3.jpg
Just a few feet away from the classroom was the donor.
He was a military-aged male between 20 and 30. He had recently passed away following treatment for a life-threatening disease. He donated...
AAR: Condition Red One Day Human Cadaver Lab
Instructor: Chris van Houten
https://www.conditionredinc.com/
April 30, 2021
Boston, MA
8:30 am – 5 pm (one day)
Hey guys, it's been a while since...