Stephen John Cico

Nov 22, 2023 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Sally A. Santen |Robin R. Hemphill |Martin Pusic |Stephen John Cico

On March 30, 1981, after President Reagan was shot in the chest by John Hinckley, he was taken to the hospital and required a chest tube. Rumor has it, a department chair stepped up to perform the procedure, hitting the intercostal artery in the process, necessitating a blood transfusion. As well-trained interns know, you place a chest tube above the rib; when you go below the rib, you may hit the intercostal artery.