One day in a simulation lab during her emergency medicine residency at the George Washington University, Liz Clayborne, RESD ’15, was performing a mock procedure on a mannequin’s face—specifically its nose—when she realized how useful it would be if there were a device that would stop the bleeding so she could more quickly proceed to higher acuity problems. Just a clip that holds pressure and some medicated sponges would do the trick, she thought.
But no such product existed, and she was forced to build a makeshift device that included taped-together tongue depressors...