A red herring: An unusual case of pneumothorax

A red herring: An unusual case of pneumothorax

Vital signs at triage were blood pressure 148/79 mmHg (1 mmHg=0.133 kPa), heart rate 95 beats per minute, respiratory rate 16 breaths per minute, temperature 37.4 °C, and oxygen saturation (SpO2) 95% on room air. DISCUSSION Fish and other seafood are a major source of dietary protein in East Asia, a...

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Veröffentlicht in:World journal of emergency medicine 2021-01, Vol.12 (2), p.160-161
Hauptverfasser: Walline, Joseph H, Cheung, Koon-Ho, Song, Priscilla P, Graham, Colin A
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Sprache:eng
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Emergency medical care
Esophagus
Heart beat
Medicine
Pleural effusion
Pneumothorax
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Zusammenfassung:Vital signs at triage were blood pressure 148/79 mmHg (1 mmHg=0.133 kPa), heart rate 95 beats per minute, respiratory rate 16 breaths per minute, temperature 37.4 °C, and oxygen saturation (SpO2) 95% on room air. DISCUSSION Fish and other seafood are a major source of dietary protein in East Asia, and complaints of fish bone ingestion are quite common in EDs in this region. Joseph H. Walline1, Koon-ho Cheung2, Priscilla P. Song3, Colin A. Graham1 1 Accident and Emergency Medicine Academic Unit, Prince of Wales Hospital, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China 2 Department of Accident and Emergency Medicine, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong Hospital Authority, Hong Kong,China 3 Centre for the Humanities and Medicine, the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
ISSN:1920-8642
DOI:10.5847/wjem.j.1920-8642.2021.02.014