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Post-Thoracostomy Chest Radiograph. Radiograph on presentation after emergency bilateral thoracostomies revealed bilateral chest tubes and an intrathoracic retained bullet (yellow arrow). L = left.
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On arrival, he was rapidly intubated and underwent bilateral thoracostomies with chest tube placement because of hemothorax (Figures 1 and 2).
Post-Thoracostomy Computed Tomography of the Chest. Emergency post-thoracostomy chest computed tomography demonstrated a retained intrathoracic bullet (yellow arrow) posterior and inferior to the right side of the heart, as well as hemothorax (red arrow).Left = axial CT image; right = coronal CT image.
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On arrival, he was rapidly intubated and underwent bilateral thoracostomies with chest tube placement because of hemothorax (Figures 1 and 2).
Perioperative ECG. Immediately following surgical resolution of hemorrhaging extremity wounds, an electrocardiogram (ECG) demonstrated large ST-segment elevations in leads II, III, aVF, and V3 to V6.
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An electrocardiogram (ECG) was obtained (Figure 3).