'Win with the chin', 'sniffing the morning air', or 'last orders at the bar'?

摘要

I read with interest both the paper by Brindley and colleagues1 and the subsequent correspondence with Dr Bone.2 My experience in teaching novices corresponds to Dr Brindley's. I too feel that the description of sniffing the morning air is a difficult analogy and enjoyed the description of 'win with the chin'.In my practice, I suggest that novices imagine that they are sipping a full pint of beer, taking great care not to spill any. This analogy not only easily understood and remembered by most, but more importantly, puts the patient in the correct position.