Thread: tension pneumo
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Old 12-01-2014, 19:34   #7
RichL025
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Originally Posted by Surgicalcric View Post
Are they using 14ga x 3.25" long caths or the standard 14ga x 1.88" long? I have never had an issue with our barrel chested guys with the 3.25" ones.
Don't know - I need to pin them down on that. I'm usually pretty busy when they wheel in the patient, and if the portable chest is OK and they are breathing acceptably, I don't worry about what they stuck in the chest until I'm in the scanner. EMS has usually left by that time....
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