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Ross

Sorry - we've been doing that for years now - at least you've given it a name! we have a steady supply of them and also the Hardcastle-tree support for pot plants in stock!

:)
Tim
Dr T C Hardcastle
M.B.,Ch.B.(Stell); M.Med(Chir); FCS(SA)
Senior Surgeon / Senior Lecturer: Surgery (Trauma and ICU)
ATLS  instructor and DSTC Cape Town Course Director
Intern program Coordinator: Surgery
M.Med (Emergency Medicine) Executive Committee member
Clinical Head (Director): Diana Princess of Wales Trauma Unit
Division of Surgery (General) Room 4064
Department of Surgical Sciences
Tygerberg Hospital / University of Stellenbosch
PO Box 19063
Tygerberg 7505
Western Cape
South Africa
e-mail: tch at sun.ac.za
Cell: +27824681615
Office: +27219389281 or 4911 pager 0302

-----Original Message-----
From: trauma-list-bounces at trauma.org
[mailto:trauma-list-bounces at trauma.org]On Behalf Of Dr Ross Hofmeyr
Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2007 10:56 PM
To: TRAUMA-L
Subject: ICD Trocars are back in use

Hi all

Throughout my trauma training as a student (under the now renowned Tim Hardcastle) we had certain truisms (many of which I have come to realize were originally Mattoxisms/Brohistic saws/ERF instances).  One standing offer was the use of an intercostal drain trocar on any student or doctor foolhardy enough to use one in the course of treating a patient - the blunt dissection method being preferred, of course.  I became proficient at this method, and it has served me well.  However, in our resource limited and overloaded system, I can to thinking that this humble device may indeed have merit.  Thus, I present to you, the homemade, humble but holistic Hofmeyr Hanger (see attached pictures, terms and conditions apply, patent pending in all states with a sense of honour).

Yours in African medicine,
Ross.

Khayelitsha Community Health Center
Cape Town, South African 

PS- The process of production is simple.  Leatherman sold separately.

_____________________
Dr Ross Hofmeyr
MBChB (Stell) ATLS ACLS
wildmedic at gmail.com
ross at wildmedix.com
www.wildmedix.com

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