Hehe... undeniably so. I was pre-med before I went off into computer land, and I still have a desire to study all that stuff, so yes, I have read through the procedure and I seem to even recall it being on a TV show - E.R.? M*A*S*H? Something like that... I'm pretty certain it's not going to be anything like the idiot tube makes it out to be, but if someone I know gets their throat broken, and I'm all that stands between 2 minutes to lights out, I would probably be willing to give it a try, even with the little I know. I figure it might buy some time, even if they never talk again - they might live.

One other thing, I've also been shown (basically) how to do it by my Martial Arts instructor, a Sherriff's Deputy and PT instructor with a lot of EMT training. In a self-defense situation, the throat is a nice target, and saving the life of the mugger you beat up probably goes a long way in court.... <img src="/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />