Even in an emergency - with a near-lifeless baby in front of me, I KNOW the feel of a blade in my hand. I can distinguish the diameter of an ETT with a GLANCE because I was TRAINED to.
Calling this an accident because she “thought” she was holding a taser is POLICE PROPAGANDA.
If I’m intubating a baby, and I grab a 1 Miller instead of a 00 Miller, I’ll know instantly.
If I’m intubating a baby, and you hand me a 3.5 ETT instead of a 2.5 ETT, I’ll know instantly.
If during surgery, you hand a surgeon a scalpel instead of a bovie, she’ll know instantly.
There is a photograph in my house that haunts me. It is 100 years old. I don’t really need to look at it anymore because I have memorized every detail. But look at it I do. It is safely in my cupboard of photographs because I fear it might dissolve away in the vulgar light.
It costs an estimated $790 to fully dress a police officer in riot gear.
It costs an estimated $11 to dress a medical worker in PPE.
Which one of these groups do you think is running low on equipment across the nation?