title: Locking plastic tie--a simple technique for securing a chest tube.
abstract: A quick and simple technique for securing a chest tube in the prehospital setting is described. The technique makes use of a plastic tie with a self-locking mechanism that is wrapped around the tube and sutured to the skin. The use of a plastic tie is recommended as a valuable component to chest tube kits for use in the prehospital setting.
authors.affiliation: Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Trauma Branch, Surgeon General Headquarters, IDF Medical Corps, Israel. eitanme2000@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Eitan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Melamed
authors.forename: Amir
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Blumenfeld
authors.forename: Guy
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lin
mesh_terms: D015505:Chest Tubes; D004638:Emergency Treatment / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D006491:Hemothorax / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D010969:Plastics; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000628:therapy; D053832:Surgical Tape
chemical_list: D010969:Plastics