Alastair Beaven

Orthopaedic Registrar, Major Trauma Service, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham; Medical Officer 202 Field Hospital, Army Reserve Centre, Birmingham

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Clinical suspicion regarding needle decompression for patients with chest trauma

Needle decompression of the chest (also known as thoracocentesis or thoracentesis) is a manoeuvre to release abnormal air from the pleural space. Prehospital needle decompression is only indicated for...