Q-Collar with Dr. David Smith




The Sports Medicine Broadcast show

Summary: <br> QCollar seems like just another gimmick...but this could really be a life-changing tool. Dr. David Smith, inventor of the Q-Collar joins me to discuss the story, how it works, and his book When Heads Come Together.<br> <br> <br> <br> <a href="https://sportsmedicinebroadcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Processed-Book-Cover.png"></a><br> <br> <br> <br> Where did the idea for the Q-Collar start?<br> <br> <br> <br> Dr. Dave was presenting at the Army Research Lab in 2008 where they threw down the gauntlet complaining that clever people should "figure out Traumatic Brain Injury."<br> <br> <br> <br> I was working on wound care.<br> <br> <br> <br> When presented with the woodpecker I immersed myself in the anatomy and physiology of cavity animals.<br> <br> <br> <br> During a yawn, you are occluding your jugular.<br> <br> <br> <br> When getting FDA clearance, what were some of the harder questions you had to answer?<br> <br> <br> <br> 42 patents<br> <br> <br> <br> We are the only FDA-approved TBI prevention device.<br> <br> <br> <br> Is there any concern with extended use, like several hours at a time?<br> <br> <br> <br> FDA recommends 4 hours.<br> <br> <br> <br> We lay down to sleep for 8 hours at a time and occlude our jugulars.<br> <br> <br> <br> When Heads Come Together - this is a more detailed story about your journey to “solve” TBI…discuss the book.<br> <br> <br> <br> Julian Bailes listened to me and encouraged me<br> <br> <br> <br> Discuss the rebreather and how you can reverse TBI.<br> <br> <br> <br> We looked at how a giraffe breathes<br> <br> <br> <br> In the first 10 minutes after a concussive event, there is a critical issue<br> <br> <br> <br> We partnered with Dr. Jedd Hardings at Cinncinatti<br> <br> <br> <br> Spreading depolarization<br> <br> <br> <br> I told him CO2 was the trigger for the depolarization<br> <br> <br> <br> They raised the CO2 levels of a legally brain-dead patient in a coma.  The family agreed to try this and 4 hours later he awoke from his coma.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <a href="https://sportsmedicinebroadcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/medbridge-banner.jpg"></a><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br>