Pre-hospital intercostal chest drains in South Africa: A modified Delphi study
Introduction: Trauma is one of the most common causes of death in low- and middle-income countries, with thoracic injury accounting for 20–25% of these deaths worldwide. The current management of a life-threatening pre-hospital pneumothorax is with a needle chest decompression, however, definitive c...
Main Authors: | Enrico Dippenaar, Lee Wallis |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-06-01
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Series: | African Journal of Emergency Medicine |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211419X18300624 |
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