Twice each year, OUDEM residents undergo training in the OU cadaver laboratory. This cadaver-based training includes a variety of procedures ranging from airway management to thoracotomy.
This unique opportunity allows anatomy-based instruction and explanation, under controlled non-urgent conditions, for a myriad of procedures. Regional anatomy will be dissected to allow residents to have a better understanding of regional nerve blocks, and central venous line placement.
A partial listing of procedures for which the cadaver laboratory is useful includes:
· Cricothyrotomy
· Thoracotomy
· Suprapubic catheterization
· Lateral canthotomy
· Extensor tendon repair
This cadaver lab is an important part of the commitment of the OUDEM to prepare residents to be broadly qualified, well-rounded Emergency Medicine specialists.
