What effect will the ResQPOD Circulatory Enhancer have during resuscitation on patients with an open or closed pneumothorax?
Any leak in the chest cavity will interfere with the generation of negative pressures. In patients with open pneumothoraces, rescuers are taught to cover the wound with a one-way seal that allows air to escape from the chest but not to enter. Assuming there is not a one-way flap in place, the ResQPOD will not affect an open pneumothorax. In a closed pneumothorax, positive pressure ventilation is dangerous, but we are not aware of any mechanism by which the ResQPOD could significantly worsen a closed pneumothorax.
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