CJEM
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The erector spinae plane (ESP) block is an increasingly utilized regional block in the emergency department, representing one effective alternative or adjunct to opioid analgesia in patients presenting with rib fractures. While there is growing interest, its widespread adoption faces hurdles, such as a lack of appropriate training resources. ⋯ To address this gap, we sought to design and assemble an inexpensive, simple to build, reusable phantom to simulate the sonographic anatomy of the posterior thoracic wall and serve as a task trainer for an ultrasound-guided ESP block. This novel phantom model reproduces an ultrasonographic fascial plane using a gelatin medium and 3D-printed thoracic spine with ribs allowing for needle guidance and hydrodissection.