Thoracostomy Tube Insertion
In this episode of our emergency and critical care procedures series we take a look at how to insert a tube thoracostomy. In this real case Dr Chris Moseley and Dr Andy Steval talk you through how to do this critical procedure in a real patient with a haemothorax.
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Emergency Procedures
Consultant in Emergency Medicine and Ultrasound Fellow working at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth.
Chris is an Emergency Medicine Specialist with an interest in diagnostic and procedural ultrasound. He works at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital in Perth, Western Australia. In addition to working in a tertiary Emergency Department he has experience in retrieval medicine with Royal Flying Doctor Service Western Operations, acute patient transport co-ordination with WA Country Health Service and in education as director of MedVault Education in Association with the Australian Medical Association WA.