Model for teaching insertion of chest tubes.
Closed-chest thoracostomy with tube drainage is recognized as a necessary skill for primary care physicians. The usual teaching methods used to train medical students and resident physicians involve either instruction on patients or the use of costly animal models. An inexpensive model using commonly available materials to teach this skill is described.
D005194:Family Practice / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D007440:Intubation / Q000379:methods*; D013664:Teaching Materials / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000628:therapy; D013909:Thorax