Volume 187 - Issue 11
Recently in the emergency department: chest x-ray of a repeatedly resuscitated object
Authors: Wolfgang Lederer, Martin Breiteneder, Michael Rieger and Christoph J Schlimp
Med J Aust 2007; 187 (11): 695. || doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2007.tb01484.x
Published online: 3 December 2007
Published online: 3 December 2007
“Kelly Laerdal”, age unknown, but repeatedly resuscitated, was scheduled for a chest x-ray to investigate the metallic contents of the thorax, with the aim of understanding why resuscitation manikins might differ in their susceptibility to electromagnetic interference in electrocardiogram recording.1
Besides some minor electronic components, the image shows a prominent cardiac massage pressure point, gives a hint of shoulder joint junctions, and shows exactly where the auscultation regions (covered by loudspeakers) are located — a “must know” for every advanced cardiac life support student.
References
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