Title: Decompression of Traumatic Tension Pneumothorax<br/>Author: Robert Flint<br/><a href='http://umem.org/profiles/faculty/2561/'>[Click to email author]</a><hr/><p> Finger thoracostomy is superior to needle decompression in the fifth mid-axiallary intercostal space which is superior to the traditionally taught needle decompression in the second mid-clavicular intercostal space for traumatic tension pneumothorax/trauamtic arrest.</p> <fieldset><legend>References</legend>
<p> <a href="https://bulletin.facs.org/author/sharon-henry-md-facs/" title="Posts by Sharon Henry, MD, FACS"><span style="color:#000000;">SHARON HENRY, MD, FACS</span></a> <strong>ATLS 10th edition offers new insights into managing trauma patients </strong><u>Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons </u>PUBLISHED JUNE 1, 2018 </p> <p> </p> <p> <a href="https://emcrit.org/author/emcrit-2/"><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>Scott Weingart, MD FCCM</strong></span></a> EMCRIT Podcast 62 – Needle vs. Knife II: Needle Thoracostomy? December 11, 2011 </p> <p> Hannon, L. et al. .<strong>Finger thoracostomy in patients with chest trauma performed by paramedics on a helicopter emergency medical service</strong> Emerg Med Australas 2020 Aug;32(4):650-656.doi: 10.1111/1742-6723.13549. Epub 2020 Jun 21</p> <p> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Bell MT", serif; color: rgb(37, 37, 37);">Andy Neil Stop putting IV cannulae in the 2nd ICS for tension PTX Emergency Medicine Ireland </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Bell MT", serif; color: rgb(149, 149, 149); border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;">Posted on</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Bell MT", serif; color: rgb(149, 149, 149);"> <a href="https://emergencymedicineireland.com/stop-putting-iv-cannulae-in-the-2nd-ics-for-tension-ptx/"><span style="color: rgb(149, 149, 149);">November 15, 2012</span></a></span></p> <h1 style="margin-right: 0in; font-size: 24pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> <span class="title-text"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Bell MT", serif; color: rgb(80, 80, 80); font-weight: normal;">Sharrock, k. et al</span></span><span class="title-text"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Bell MT", serif; color: rgb(80, 80, 80);"> Prehospital paramedic pleural decompression: A systematic review<span style="font-weight: 400;"> <u>Injury</u></span></span></span> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Bell MT", serif; color: rgb(46, 46, 46);"><a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/injury/vol/52/issue/10" style="color: blue;" title="Go to table of contents for this volume/issue"><span style="color: rgb(12, 125, 187); text-decoration-line: none;">Volume 52, Issue 10</span></a>,<u> </u>October 2021, Pages 2778-2786</span></h1> </fieldset>