Treatment in the air

No suggestion was made to land the plane or decrease its altitude from 10000 m. Increasing the ambient air pressure would reduce the size of the pneumothorax and thus its haemodynamic and ventilatory effects. [...]the first action in this situation should be to request an increase in cabin pressure...

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Veröffentlicht in:	BMJ 1995-06, Vol.310 (6994), p.1607-1607
1. Verfasser:	Skinner, T
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aerospace Medicine Atmospheric Pressure Catheters Chest Tubes Female Humans Letter Letters Pneumothorax - therapy
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