For trauma patients who require emergent chest decompression, prehospital needle decompression (PHND) was associated with a lower risk of mortality compared with tube thoracostomy, a cohort study ...

BAGHDAD — A 14-gauge needle is a big needle. Really big, like a soda straw. And really long, like 6 inches. In fact, if the business end of this needle weren’t so sharp, it might even seem like a joke ...

January 25, 2011 (Roseville, Minnesota) — A pair of devices for assisting paramedics performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest can raise the patient's chances ...

Tension pneumothorax remains a critical, life-threatening complication in trauma care, arising when air accumulates under pressure in the pleural cavity. Effective management requires rapid diagnosis ...