Its thinking got a little less futuristic when last week's Boston Marathon bombings turned crowdsourcing and cameras into high-speed methods of needle-in-a-haystack detection.
Methods of IO needle placement confirmation, estimated total time of insertion, fluids and drugs administered, ease of use and the control and function of the EZ-IO™ device, any complications, difficulties in using the device, adverse events to operator and types of malfunction of device were evaluated by a questionnaire.
After changing from the "Japanese" style to the Acumedic needles (see Methods), we found that application of needles in the pre-operative period was rapid, and did not interfere with routine care.
These methods include the penetrating insertion of needles at non-acupoints [ 12, 15, 16], superficially puncturing the skin at non-acupoints [ 18, 20, 21], and the non-penetration of non-acupoints [ 17].
When standard methods of biliary cannulation fail, needle-knife fistulotomy may be used.
Your friend claims to have a quick way of knowing how many needles are on it—several hundred thousand, say but doesn't want to reveal either the exact number of needles or his method of counting.
We also used procedures to prevent clogging of needles (see Materials and Methods).
Studies investigating other methods of stimulating acupuncture points without needle insertion (eg, acupressure, pressed studs, laser stimulation or transcutaneous electrical stimulation) will be excluded.
Ceccherelli et al. [ 9] suggest several key therapeutic parameters; specific acupoints, number of needles, diameter of the needle, delivery method, depth of insertion, number of acupuncture sessions, and length of the clinical trial [ 9].
The cloning of -linalool synthase genes from Sitka spruce and white spruce makes it possible to investigate, in future work, the localization of these enzymes and the corresponding transcripts in the needles using the methods of laser-assisted tissue microdissection techniques [ 39] or immunofluorescence localization [ 40].
