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Case Conference

Occult Traumatic Loculated Tension Pneumothorax—A Sonographic Diagnostic Dilemma

, MD, MSc, FRCSEd, FACEM & , MD
Pages 92-94 | Received 25 May 2012, Accepted 07 Jun 2012, Published online: 24 Aug 2012
 

Abstract

This case outlines a rarely seen disease in prehospital emergency care—namely, a traumatic loculated tension pneumothorax. Prehospital thoracic ultrasound as part of a standard extended focused assessment with sonography in trauma (EFAST) algorithm failed to diagnose this life-threatening injury. We have subsequently added scanning the lateral chest wall in the fifth intercostal space to the algorithm.

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