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stephejo
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I hope someone can help me.
I am a medical doctor and need to have a standardized way to demonstrate the force needed to press on the front of the cricoid ring of the larynx (neck) in order to occlude the esophagus (Sellick's maneuver) with the patient lying supine... so the thumb and forefinger press on the front of the neck with 44N.
The studies specify 44 Newtons. How much is that. Looks to me like 10lbs or 4.5kg on earth.
Is there an easy model that I can make and pass around the lecture room to show what about 44N "feels like"??
Thanks.
I am a medical doctor and need to have a standardized way to demonstrate the force needed to press on the front of the cricoid ring of the larynx (neck) in order to occlude the esophagus (Sellick's maneuver) with the patient lying supine... so the thumb and forefinger press on the front of the neck with 44N.
The studies specify 44 Newtons. How much is that. Looks to me like 10lbs or 4.5kg on earth.
Is there an easy model that I can make and pass around the lecture room to show what about 44N "feels like"??
Thanks.