Heimlich's Valve

by Shergill

published on Apr 3, 2007

This is an image of a Heimlich Valve. It is a device which is attached to a chest tube which is inserted into the thoracic cavity of the chest to correct a condition known as a pneumothorax - "air in the pleural space". This device is not suitable for draining blood (hemothorax) or for draining pus (pyothorax). It has the benefit of the fact that the patient can walk about with it in place assuming that the patient has adequate oxygen saturation.

I Like It!
	8 Liked It

Tags:

Comments (1)

Subscribe by RSS

#1 by Michael Dunn, Feb 9, 2013

This is an Amazing device, i have suffered from Pneumothorax (spontaneous collapsed lung) twice in my early 20's, I am now 31 and no problem since then, the Intern at my local hospital (inverclyde royal Hospital) has since taken over from my GP, and im glad to know that i was part of this mans early training

Post Your Comment:

* Name:

Copy the code into this box: