The woman from Pilibhit, Uttar Pradesh, was declared brain dead, and her family had started preparing for the cremation. But a huge pothole became the source of life for the 50-year-old, who had shown all signs of no brain activity.
In ear and facial surgery where we use nerve monitoring, the surgeon will test for nerve activity by kinda just smacking the patient’s face and seeing if it makes the machine beep.
So, even the side of healthcare associated with finesse can just boil down to “punch em a bit”. Don’t even get me started in orthopedic surgery.
Considering that technique was discovered by hitting a pothole as well, maybe whomping from the back would be more effective. Or picking up and dropping the patient.
Do you know in the movies when they dramatically slam someone’s chest and yell “live damn it”?
That is called the precordial thump, and it used to be used in codes
Sometimes a good wallop is all someone needs
Percussive maintenance, now for people too!
Always has been
That’s what I call beating my children. Those mines aren’t going to dig themselves.
Fido, no! Landmines are unethical!
In ear and facial surgery where we use nerve monitoring, the surgeon will test for nerve activity by kinda just smacking the patient’s face and seeing if it makes the machine beep.
So, even the side of healthcare associated with finesse can just boil down to “punch em a bit”. Don’t even get me started in orthopedic surgery.
This precordial thump used to be part of my IT toolkit.
He’s dead, Jim!
Imagine how cool you’d feel if you revive someone with one of those
Arthur Fonzarelli, MD
For the same reason a good hard hit in the chest can stop your heart.
Also, the defib is doing something similar, it’s not shock starting your heart it’s trying to send a unified shock to get it all back in rhythm.
Medical beds should be built to automatically quickly lower someone to simulate hitting a big bump when vitals drop.
A glitch launches the patient instead. Possibly has the same results, plus or minus a few extra contusions.
I just figured it was extra-desperate CPR and never saw a reason to question its legitimacy.
Being fair it kind of is, which is why it’s not really used anymore.
It’s kind of “a 1% success chance is better than a 0% chance” type deal
I was 95% sure you were trolling, but holy shit
Considering that technique was discovered by hitting a pothole as well, maybe whomping from the back would be more effective. Or picking up and dropping the patient.