Paramedic Understanding of Tension Pneumothorax and Needle Thoracostomy (NT) Site Selection

Introduction Tension pneumothorax is an immediate threat to life. Treatment in the prehospital setting is usually achieved by needle thoracostomy (NT). Prehospital personnel are taught to perform NT, frequently in the second intercostal space (ICS) at the mid-clavicular line (MCL). Previous literatu...

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Autores principales: Lubin, Jeffrey S, Knapp, Joshua, Kettenmann, Maude L
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
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Emergency Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9386319/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35989820
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.27013

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9386319/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35989820
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.27013

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