23. Tension Pneumothorax – (DMTR)

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Pneumothorax is a major danger in commercial diving: A tension pneumothorax is potentially life threatening A pneumothorax  is a collapsed lung.  A pneumothorax occurs when air leaks into the pleural space between the lung and the chest wall. This air pushes on the outside of your lung and makes it collapse. A pneumothorax can be […]

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