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Needle Thorocentesis doesnt reinflate the lung; its just a tool to buy some time, temporarily relieve the tension from within the thorax, til the patient can be moved to a safer location, or one more suited for placing chest tubes. The definitive treatment is still the tube thorocostomy.
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