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Abstract
A patient with traumatic pneumocephalus following use of an oxygen-powered resuscitator with a face mask is presented. Pressures of 50 cm H2O delivered by the device apparently were sufficient to force air into the cranium through a fracture communicating with the nasal cavity. The authors feel that manual-powered resuscitators should be used on patients suspected of skull fracture.Entities:
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Year: 1979 PMID: 762719
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Trauma ISSN: 0022-5282