Prehospital paramedic pleural decompression: A systematic review.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2021.08.008
Abstract: BACKGROUND Tension pneumothorax (TPT) is a frequent life-threat following thoracic injury. Time-critical decompression of the pleural cavity improves survival. However, whilst paramedics utilise needle thoracostomy (NT) and/or finger thoracostomy (FT) in the prehospital setting, the… read more here.
Keywords: paramedic pleural; decompression; pleural decompression; tpt ... See more keywords