Pneumothorax
Heiner, M.
Australian Family Physician 20(9): 1275-1281
1991
ISSN/ISBN: 0300-8495 PMID: 1953470 Document Number: 381056
Of the various types of pneumothorax described in this article, tension pneumothorax is the one that constitutes a medical emergency. Decompression of the pleural cavity by inserting a needle attached to a syringe or using a trocar and cannula is life saving.