Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed a medical robotic system to relieve a life-threatening ...

Some symptoms of tension pneumothorax include shortness of breath, sharp chest pain, and blue or discolored skin, lips, or nails. Tension pneumothorax is a medical emergency. Tension pneumothorax ...

A team at the Technical University of Munich has created a high-tech robotic tool designed to step in during critical moments, like when someone’s lung fails. The device is an advanced robot arm ...

Any of these types of pneumothorax can turn into a tension pneumothorax. This is caused by a leak in the pleural space that resembles a one-way valve. As a person inhales, the air leaks into the ...

Tension pneumothorax: A condition where air accumulates in the pleural cavity under pressure, compressing lung tissue and impairing cardiovascular function. Needle thoracostomy: ...

Catamenial Pneumothorax. ... which prevents progression to potentially life-threatening tension pneumothorax and obstructive shock. To ensure pneumothoraxes are not missed, ...

A tension pneumothorax is a significant impairment of respiration or blood circulation. As an instructor and site manager at the Fort Bliss MSTC, ...

September 18, 2012 — With trauma patients, it is traditional to decompress tension pneumothorax by quickly inserting a needle at the second intercostal space (ICS) in the midclavicular line.

The incidence of spontaneous pneumothorax for the years 1942 through 1944, based on the annual hospital admissions of military personnel, was practically constant: 0.027 to 0.03 per cent ().These ...

To the Editor: The purpose of this communication is to alert the reader to a serious hazard designed into the early models of the "Hope" resuscitator (manufactured by Ohio Chemical and Surgical Eq ...