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Pneumothorax is the entry of air into space (virtual in the healthy) interpleural:
between the visceral and parietal pleura.
Although proper hospital care does not pose a great risk to the person's life,
the diagnosis must be rapid and his attention almost immediate, since in
addition to pulmonary collapse and due to loss of oxygen, the formation of a
tension pneumothorax (Where air enters the interpleural space but does not
come out) can be fatal in a very short time, as it compresses the other lung
and heart.
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