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Pneumothorax volume expansion in helicopter emergency medical services transport.
Air Med J
February 2014
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Oklahoma School of Community Medicine and Hillcrest Medical Center, Tulsa, OK 74104, USA.
Objective: In accordance with Boyle's law (as barometric pressure decreases, gas volume increases), thoracostomy is often recommended for patients with pneumothoraces before helicopter EMS (HEMS) transport. We sought to characterize altitude-related volume changes in a pneumothorax model, aiming to improve clinical decisions for preflight thoracostomy in HEMS patients.
Methods: This prospective study used 3 devices to measure air expansion at HEMS altitudes.