BMJ 1995;311:1507 (2 December)

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Glove and cannula approach is easier

EDITOR,--I applaud W Angus Wallace's ingenuity, which upholds a long orthopaedic tradition

of improvisation.1 I suggest, however, thatthe next time he is confronted with this problem he uses the coat hanger to hang up his coat. Using a large intravenous cannula and sterile surgical glove, one can pass the point of the cannula through the end of the middle finger of the glove from within, with the hub of the cannula remaining in the glove. The tip of the cannula can then be quickly and easily inserted into the pleural cavity with the glove attached around the waist of the cannula; the glove will hang over the hub of the needle, acting as a flap valve.

I suggest that, having done this, Wallace returns the bottle of brandy to the nearest air hostess in exchange for a respectable malt whisky and returns to his seat to enjoy the remainder of . . . [Full text of this article]


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