Pneumomediastinum following the Heimlich maneuver.
| Autor: | Agia GA, Hurst DJ |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | JACEP [JACEP] 1979 Nov; Vol. 8 (11), pp. 473-5. |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s0361-1124(79)80064-7 |
| Abstrakt: | The Heimlich maneuver appears to be a widely accepted technique advocated as a means of clearing an obstructed airway. Reports of complications have been few. We report a case of pneumomediastinum that occurred following the generation of increased pulmonary pressures during performance of the Heimlich maneuver. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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