Practicals · General Medicine · Intensive Care Medicine
Needle thoracentesis (pneumothorax decompression)
- Type
- Procedure
- Also called
- needle decompression
Videos and resources
- VideoHow To: Needle Decompression of the Chest3:38
- VideoEmergency Needle Decompression2:56
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Where the curriculum asks for it
“Needle thoracentesis and tube thoracostomy” ( NBEMS DNB curriculum, page 13)