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***Evacuation of >1500mL of blood immediately or 200mL/hr x 4hr = operative management | ***Evacuation of >1500mL of blood immediately or 200mL/hr x 4hr = operative management | ||
**Autotransfuse lost blood if possible | **Autotransfuse lost blood if possible | ||
==See Also== | |||
[[Thoracic Trauma]] | |||
[[Tension Pneumothorax]] | |||
Revision as of 02:48, 17 July 2011
- From trauma
- Each hemithorax and hold 40% of circulating blood volume
- CXR
- Hemithorax is completely opacified
- Mainstem bronchus intubation can appear like a hemorthorax on CXR
- Hemithorax is completely opacified
- Tx
- Tube thoracostomy
- Evacuation of >1500mL of blood immediately or 200mL/hr x 4hr = operative management
- Autotransfuse lost blood if possible
- Tube thoracostomy