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Venting subcutaneous emphysema

Arthur Morgan trauma-list@trauma.org
Fri, 11 Jan 2002 21:48:16 +0200 

Ken,
    Put the patient on her side, and do a lateral shoot through X-Ray. It
will show a partially deflated lung.
    Over the years I have posted a few letters advocating bronchoscopy for
minimal cause - it is safe if all precautions are taken and quick, and
gives a lot of information.
Arthur Morgan FFA (SA)
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----- Original Message -----
From: <KMATTOX
> PLEASE, please, Dr. Mazer, do not suggest a CT,   For many reasons, CT is
a
> bad idea in this case.
>
> k

By the way, I am not interested in participating in a battle of wits, just
getting to the bottom of this issue. Further, despite all this talk of
chest
tubes, would anyone consider a bronchoscopy to look for a bronchial tear?

Marquo