U.S. Marine volunteers for a demonstration of the FAST1 sternal intraosseous device.
Posted Jan 30, 2016, 8:27 AM UTC
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The best medical advances in history have been because of the military.
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Because of war.
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Nothing preps you better for wanting to save lives than being surrounded by death.
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Except for like penicillin
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More like because of science funding. The reason why the military also developed so many things is because their budget is astronomical.
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Get em, doc.
These things are great. You can infuse quick and you dont gotta find a vein. Great when your patient doesnt have any arms.
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Fuck
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What's the reasoning behind demonstrating this on someone who doesn't need it? Is it to teach them what it feels like when they do it to others? Is it because it's rare to need to do this procedure? Is it because it's minimally invasive and why the hell not?
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Probably a combination of all of it
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That and Marines.
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Marine here. Can change confirm.
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Huh I never knew a device like this existed.
Me neither. It makes sense for tactical applications. But I can also imagine it hurting like a bitch. His face was so red. Good on him for taking it like a trooper. He does deserve a medal for it.
I've inserted an io as well as having on in my leg. Let me explain what happens. They are essentially breaking your bone.
First they use a long very large needle so it feels exactly what it sounds like, you are being stabbed.
Then it pushes into the bone. So essentially they break your bone. It feels like a wall of electricity just but punched you.
If you want to know if it's possible for pain to be so bad you don't pass out, get this done.
Next they start filling your freshly broken bone with liquid. Yes it hurts.
Now the technique used here is 1000x better. Less flesh and muscle to skewer, less bone to go through to hit marrow.
Also they use a gun that reminds me of an ear piercer. All in all it looks like it still hurts, just not as bad.
Why does filling your bones with liquid hurt? And how do you not faint from the pain?
First your bones are semi rigid so filling them with liquid stretches them.
As for the pain, imagine every nerve in your body firing at once.
We've been putting them in the femur and humorous for years but on top of essentially breaking the bone that took a reeeeeeeallly long needle.
This is rather quick. Painful but quick.