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. 2022 Dec 15;3(6):e12873.
doi: 10.1002/emp2.12873. eCollection 2022 Dec.

Girl with respiratory failure and shock

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Girl with respiratory failure and shock

Kenichi Tetsuhara et al. J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open. .
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Figures

FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1
Chest x‐ray after intubation reveals bilateral pneumothorax with smaller heart due to compression
FIGURE 2
FIGURE 2
Chest x‐ray after needle decompression with continuously degassing reveals slightly inflated lungs and improved heart size
FIGURE 3
FIGURE 3
Chest x‐ray after bilateral tube thoracotomy reveals inflated lungs and improved heart size

References

    1. J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open. 2022 Dec 15;3(6):e12873 - PubMed