Needle Decompression

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That's fairly obvious. The pressure required to push the entire mediastinum
to one side must be considerably greater than the passive filling pressure
of the venae cavae.

Best Wishes,

Rowley. 

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From: trauma-list-bounces at trauma.org [mailto:trauma-list-bounces at trauma.org]
On Behalf Of Larry Torrey
Sent: 17 September 2008 13:29
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Subject: Re: Needle Decompression

It doesn't take long, but it's a late sign. I've never seen it in a patient
not in extremis. 

LT

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-----Original Message-----
From: "Dr Ross Hofmeyr" <wildmedic at gmail.com>

Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2008 11:50:12 
To: 'Trauma &amp; Critical Care mailing list'<trauma-list at trauma.org>
Subject: RE: Needle Decompression


I must be missing something here - what takes so long when checking for
tracheal deviation?  It's about a 5-second examination.

R.
> late sign and demonstrated that looking for the deviation 
> wasted time and aided in the practitioner loosing focus of 
> the treatable injuries.  Maybe it is time for main stream EMS 

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