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Research Article

Traumatic Tension Pneumocephalus After Blunt Head Trauma and Positive Pressure Ventilation

Benjamin Nicholson LifeEvac of Virginia (BN), Mattaponi, Virginia; and the Department of Emergency Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University (HD), Mechanicsville, Virginia.Correspondence[email protected]
, NREMT-P, FP-C &
Harinder Dhindsa LifeEvac of Virginia (BN), Mattaponi, Virginia; and the Department of Emergency Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University (HD), Mechanicsville, Virginia.
, MD, MPH
Pages 499-504 | Received 10 Sep 2009, Accepted 19 Nov 2009, Published online: 22 Jan 2010

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