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Originally posted by vtemti+Jul 7 2005, 09:16 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (vtemti @ Jul 7 2005, 09:16 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-MedicStudentJon@Jul 6 2005, 09:23 PM
Here, we refer to it as "kensington CPR" named for the s-hole section of philadelphia.... A Kensigton Vent is a hair dryer 

Jon

:huh: OK, this needs an explaination. :blink: [/b][/quote]
apparently, A Philly Fire-Rescue crew in that area once encountered the situation described in "Bringing out the dead" - the guy who stopped breathing, and his friend stuck a hair dryer down the guy's throaght to breathe for him..... burns to the airway, and the pt. never got CPR until EMS arrivial....


Jon

 

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Originally posted by MedicStudentJon+Jul 8 2005, 01:07 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (MedicStudentJon @ Jul 8 2005, 01:07 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>

Originally posted by vtemti@Jul 7 2005, 09:16 PM
<!--QuoteBegin-MedicStudentJon

@Jul 6 2005, 09:23 PM
Here, we refer to it as "kensington CPR" named for the s-hole section of philadelphia.... A Kensigton Vent is a hair dryer

Jon

:huh: OK, this needs an explaination. :blink:

apparently, A Philly Fire-Rescue crew in that area once encountered the situation described in "Bringing out the dead" - the guy who stopped breathing, and his friend stuck a hair dryer down the guy's throaght to breathe for him..... burns to the airway, and the pt. never got CPR until EMS arrivial....


Jon [/b][/quote]
The sad part is, I'm not suprised.