Tension Pneumothorax

Tension Pneumothorax

🚨 Tension Pneumothorax = Clinical Emergency! Absent breath sounds, raised JVP, hyperresonance? Don’t wait! 1️⃣ Needle Decompression – 2nd ICS, MCL (or 5th ICS AAL in adults) 2️⃣ Chest Tube – 5th ICS, Midaxillary Line (Triangle of Safety) 💡 It’s a clinical diagnosis — treat first, X-ray later! 👇 Quick quiz: In tension pneumothorax, trachea shifts to? 🅰️ Same side or 🅱️ Opposite side – Comment below! #EmergencyMedicine #TensionPneumothorax #ClinicalGuruji