Tension Pneumothorax: Difference between revisions
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Revision as of 02:46, 17 July 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
- Immediate needle decompression (temporary) followed by chest tube (definitive)