Go Back   Professional Soldiers ® > TMC 14 > General Medical

 
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Prev Previous Post   Next Post Next
Old 01-28-2007, 10:47   #15
Surgicalcric
Quiet Professional
 
Surgicalcric's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Wherever my ruck finds itself
Posts: 2,972
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.

Crip
__________________
"It's better to die on your feet than live on your knees."

"Its not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me" -Batman

"There are no obstacles, only opportunities for excellence."- NousDefionsDoc
Surgicalcric is offline   Reply With Quote
 


Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is Off
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump



All times are GMT -6. The time now is 16:32.



Copyright 2004-2022 by Professional Soldiers ®
Site Designed, Maintained, & Hosted by Hilliker Technologies