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03-17-2005, 19:00

Question,

I just went throught the PHTLS course up here and one of the instructors said that the placement of a chest tube touches/penetrates one of the 4 (5?) painful "P's", the plura. He had the proceedure once and said that he levitated off the table while trying to whack the Dr. who was placing the tube. Why is the puncture of the plura so painful, and what are the other Painful P's?

Thanks,

Maya

03-17-2005, 19:00	#20
Maya Guest Posts: n/a	Question, I just went throught the PHTLS course up here and one of the instructors said that the placement of a chest tube touches/penetrates one of the 4 (5?) painful "P's", the plura. He had the proceedure once and said that he levitated off the table while trying to whack the Dr. who was placing the tube. Why is the puncture of the plura so painful, and what are the other Painful P's? Thanks, Maya