{"title":"Finger Thoracostomy for Tension Pneumothorax.","authors":"Tony Smith, Jennifer Wilbeck","doi":"10.1097/TME.0000000000000503","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>One of the injuries associated with chest trauma is pneumothorax, a condition where air accumulates between the parietal and visceral pleura in the chest leading to collapse of the lung due to pressure. Left untreated, a tension pneumothorax may develop leading to cardiovascular collapse. This article reviews the development of a tension pneumothorax, discusses the clinical recognition of the diagnosis, and outlines the procedure for performing a finger (or simple) thoracostomy. A simple mnemonic for the procedure is offered as a memory aid to reduce cognitive load for this procedure.</p>","PeriodicalId":45446,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal","volume":"46 1","pages":"44-48"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8000,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1097/TME.0000000000000503","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"NURSING","Score":null,"Total":0}
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One of the injuries associated with chest trauma is pneumothorax, a condition where air accumulates between the parietal and visceral pleura in the chest leading to collapse of the lung due to pressure. Left untreated, a tension pneumothorax may develop leading to cardiovascular collapse. This article reviews the development of a tension pneumothorax, discusses the clinical recognition of the diagnosis, and outlines the procedure for performing a finger (or simple) thoracostomy. A simple mnemonic for the procedure is offered as a memory aid to reduce cognitive load for this procedure.
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Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal is a peer-reviewed journal designed to meet the needs of advanced practice clinicians, clinical nurse specialists, nurse practitioners, healthcare professionals, and clinical and academic educators in emergency nursing. Articles contain evidence-based material that can be applied to daily practice. Continuing Education opportunities are available in each issue. Feature articles focus on in-depth, state of the science content relevant to advanced practice nurses and experienced clinicians in emergency care. Ongoing Departments Include: Cases of Note Radiology Rounds Research to Practice Applied Pharmacology
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