Injury
Prehospital needle thoracostomy and the need to implement objective criteria for intervention: A retrospective study.
Justus C Boever, Megan J Ott, Vladislav Muldiiarov, Nicolle Barmettler, Jessica Veatch, Robert Chaplin, Brett Waibel, Keely L Buesing, John Tierney
Published: 202510.1016/j.injury.2025.112973
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Needle thoracostomy (NT) is a frontline intervention for suspected tension pneumothorax in prehospital trauma care. The necessity for intervention in patients with relative indications is unclear, and locoregional protocols guiding NT pla…
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