Why the 32 French?! It’s not 1970 anymore. Next time you’ve got a simple pneumothorax, consider the pigtail! Chana Rich and Kat Farmer will show you how:
For a more detailed, step by step process, see another great post by Dr. Jay Diamond:
http://blogs.brown.edu/emergency-medicine-residency/pigtail-catheter-placement-for-pneumothorax/
Here is a link to a controversial way to do a sort of hybrid between a needle decompression and a chest tube on the fly. Enjoy! Squeal!
Never thought of that before, but it makes complete sense. Thanks for a great video!