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*[[Traumatic Pneumothorax]]
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Revisión del 02:46 17 jul 2011

  • Diminished or absent breath sounds
  • Hypotension or e/o hypoperfusion
  • Distended neck veins
    • May not occur if pt is hypovolemic
  • Tracheal deviation
    • Late sign
  • Tx
    • Immediate needle decompression (temporary) followed by chest tube (definitive)
      • 14ga IV in midclavicular line just above the rib at the second intercostal space

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