Patent ID: 8870820

Claim:
A medical template for locating a proper insertion point for a pneumothorax-relief needle on a chest of a patient, the apparatus comprising: an elongated body having a first end region and a second end region, and further comprising an insertion point indication configured to indicate a position where a pneumothorax-relief needle can be inserted into a patient's chest to provide pneumothorax relief; a first reference indicator movably attached to the elongated body, wherein the first reference indicator is configured to be positioned near a clavicle bone on a patient's body; a second reference indicator movably attached to the elongated body, wherein the second reference indicator is configured to be positioned near a nipple on a patient's body, and wherein the first and second reference indicators and the insertion point indication are positioned on a substantially co-linear path; and markings on the elongated member which are configured to indicate proper spacing of the first reference indicator and the second reference indicator with respect to the insertion point for providing pneumothorax relief when the first reference indicator is positioned near the clavicle bone on the patient's body and the second reference indicator is positioned near the nipple on the patient's body.