Arrow points to occlusive point of stethoscope on EJ vein
Trick of the Trade:
Use a stethoscope as an EJ tourniquet
Wrap your stethoscope around the patient's neck. This occludes the EJ in a comfortable manner without restricting the trachea. An often obscure EJ plumps up and becomes visible or palpable.Ultrasound of neck (arrows point to EJ vein)
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The EJ area before and after application of an EJ stethoscope-tourniquet on myself was 0.11 cm2 and 0.46 cm2, respectively. This represents a 4-fold increase in area after 1 minute.
Want more evidence? We're in the process of studying the EJ tourniquet's effectiveness. The results will be in an abstract near you soon!
- Timothy Peck, MD ( @TimothyCPeckMD )
Sources: Image 1