New device shortens chest-tube insertion from minutes to seconds
Wednesday, March 9, 2016 - 14:20
in Health & Medicine
Pneumothorax is a medical emergency: the collection of air in the pleural space separating the lung from the chest wall, causing it to collapse and resulting in suffocation. Pneumothorax is caused by chest trauma, and is believed to be responsible for over a third of preventable deaths on the battlefield and in terror attacks. A new device dramatically shortens the treatment for this condition.