>Is it not possible to develop a *small* plastic thoracic cannula
>which could be introduced like a Venflon used to treat a tension
>pneumothorax, taped to the skin and then attached to a Heimlich
>flutter valve and (optionally) a small, light plastic bag to help
>measure the air drained.
see JAEM 1998;15(4) 279
Minidrain as an alternative to aspiration in spontaneous pneumothorax.
Klair and Cooke
And I admit it was only a series of one!
Dr Matthew Cooke
Senior Lecturer Accident and Emergency Medicine
Emergency Medicine Research Group (EMeRG),
Division of Primary Care, Public and Occupational Health,
University of Birmingham, UK.
http://medweb.bham.ac.uk/gp/
and Walsgrave Hospitals NHS Trust, Coventry, UK.
Editor, Pre-hospital Immediate Care, BMJ Specialist Journals
www.prehospimmedicare.com
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