September 18, 2012 — With trauma patients, it is traditional to decompress tension pneumothorax by quickly inserting a needle at the second intercostal space (ICS) in the midclavicular line.

"For example, open and tension pneumothorax are in serious conditions that the more powerful under water-chest-drainage is preferred. While the wound in the closed pneumothorax is closed and the ...

An additional hemothorax was associated with the tension pneumothorax reported in the conservative-management group. The case of empyema in the conservative-management group and the infection of ...

Unilateral loss of normal retractions suggests pleural effusion, pneumothorax, or consolidation. Bulging interspaces on inspiration suggests a tension pneumothorax, a large pleural effusion ...

Zebra Medical Vision has received a go-ahead from the FDA to use artificial intelligence to quickly scour X-rays and alert clinicians for signs of pneumothorax, the potentially fatal buildup of ...