Massive haemothorax after penetrating trauma
HIGH-YIELD
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Teaching point
Immediate chest-tube output >=1500 mL (or ongoing >200 mL/h) in a hypotensive penetrating-trauma patient is a massive haemothorax requiring urgent thoracotomy; do not delay for imaging (FAST/CT) in a profoundly hypotensive, actively bleeding patient.
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