Originally posted by Blueeighty8@Dec 10 2004, 09:46 AM
Well, I can adequetly immagine a person biting their tongue in half, aspirating on the blood and vomit to follow and then dying of pneumonia. Or I can immagine myself holding a 6" tape covered stick in someones teeth until such seizure subsides. I can immagine it b/c I have done it on more occasions that I can count.
I don't think it has ever hurt any of my patients, and has probably saved quite a few lives!
The JawBreaker... Have never used one, have never seen one used. The accounts of attendants of the past, in explaining how to use one sounded barbaric. We still have one in a box of old airways and dv masks in the ambulance. Eventually it will get put in the cabinet of our antique appliances.