Abstract
Needle decompression thoracostomy is a procedure used in the emergent treatment of a tension pneumothorax. Tension pneumothorax is a clinical diagnosis. Decompression treatment should not be delayed in order to obtain radiographic confirmation. The following scenarios illustrate some of the clinical signs that may be present in such patients:
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McArthur, L., Fromm, C. (2016). Needle Thoracostomy. In: Ganti, L. (eds) Atlas of Emergency Medicine Procedures. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2507-0_22
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