Apologies. Today/yesterday was crazy. I'll update on all of it tomorrow.
TIL: The reason a tension pneumothorax (pressured air in the chest cavity) is so dangerous is not actually the deflation of the lung, but rather that the crumpled lung and/or mediastinum puts pressure on the vena cava. This deprives the heart of blood and dramatically lowers blood pressure.
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