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Original Contributions

Needle Thoracostomy for Tension Pneumothorax: Failure Predicted by Chest Computed Tomography

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Pages 14-17 | Received 27 Jun 2008, Accepted 06 Jul 2008, Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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