Traumatic Tension Pneumothorax with Extensive Subcutaneous Emphysema

Hojat  Rastegari; Mehdi  Heidari; Aliakbar  Keykha

doi:10.18502/aacc.v10is1.17203

Hojat Rastegari Department of Emergency Medicine, Khatami AL Ambiance Hospital, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran.
Mehdi Heidari Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, School of Medicine, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran.
Aliakbar Keykha Community Nursing Research Center, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18502/aacc.v10is1.17203

Keywords: Multiple trauma; Tension pneumothorax; Subcutaneous emphysema

Abstract

Tension pneumothorax (TPT) in trauma patients is an uncommon disorder caused by the progressive accumulation of air in the pleural cavity. In pre-hospital and emergencies, if it is not diagnosed and treated on time, it endangers the lives of patients. In this study, we report a patient who developed tension pneumothorax and extensive subcutaneous emphysema due to mild trauma and not going to the hospital in the early hours, which caused an anaphylactic appearance on the patient's face.