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    Why tension pneumothorax in penetrating chest trauma?

    From my understanding tension PTx is due to penetrating trauma or blunt trauma, infx, invasive ventilation, iatrogenic ⇒ a flap like tear in visceral pleura tf as you breathe (diaphram goes down increasing negative intrathoracic pressure) air comes into the plueral cavity but can't go back...
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