Below is a headcam video of backcountry Chris Cardello who was using the Avalung when he was buried alive in an avalanche.
Flail Chest
A flail chest is a life-threatening medical condition that occurs when a segment of the chest wall breaks under extreme stress and becomes detached from the rest of the chest wall.
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Reduction
Reduction is a medical procedure to restore a fracture or dislocation to the correct alignment. When a bone fractures, the fragments lose their alignment in the form of displacement or angulation. For the fractured bone to heal without any deformity the bony fragments must be re-aligned to their normal anatomical position.
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Shoulder Reduction
Example of at home shoulder reduction. Notice the steady pulling of the arm and the foot in the armpit to provide leverage. Sometimes rotating the arm outwards is necessary to guide arm around bone process and back into place.
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Heart Attack
Myocardial infarction, commonly known as a heart attack, occurs when the blood supply to part of the heart is interrupted. This is most commonly due to occlusion (blockage) of a coronary artery following the rupture of a vulnerable atherosclerotic plaque, which is an unstable collection of lipids (like cholesterol) and white blood cells in the wall of an artery.
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Atheromata
In the context of heart or artery matters, atheromata are commonly referred to as atheromatous plaques. It is an unhealthy condition, and can lead to heart attacks.
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Normal Vaginal Childbirth
This is a 3D animation of a child being born.
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Lightning
Lightning is an atmospheric discharge of electricity, which typically occurs during thunderstorms. In the atmospheric electrical discharge, a leader of a bolt of lightning can travel at speeds of 60,000 m/s (220,000 km/h), and can reach temperatures approaching 30,000 °C (54,000 °F).
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Ticks
Ticks are ectoparasites (external parasites), living by hematophagy on the blood of mammals, birds, and occasionally reptiles and amphibians. Ticks are important vectors of a number of diseases, including Lyme disease and Tick-borne meningoencephalitis.