Duration: 10 weeks. This training program is designed to prepare you for a 10K event. Whether you are new to 10K training or have a time goal in mind, this program will get you there.
Lesson Summary. Pneumothorax is a collapsed lung due to gas in the pleural space of the chest. It can be open (air leaking in from outside via puncture) or closed (chest wall intact). The three major types of pneumothorax are: Spontaneous pneumothorax, which occurs suddenly or for no distinguishable reason.
â¢ Clamp the chest tube at the insertion end with the Kelly clamp. With the aid of the clamp, insert the chest tube through the tract into the pleural space and direct it either apically for a pneumothorax or inferiorly and posteriorly for a pleural effusion.