Crucible valve

A puncture needle connected to a check valve is described as a crucible valve . It is used in the emergency medical therapy of life-threatening tension pneumothorax .

The application is usually made by puncture in the typical position of a Monaldi drainage .

In a narrower sense, a crucible valve is understood to mean the provisional use of a puncture needle with a slotted finger cot, as described by the German surgeon Max Tiegel (1877–1952). Although similar temporary solutions are still in use today, a number of prefabricated crucible valves are available, especially in the rescue service.

literature

• M. Tiegel: A simple method for combating mediastinal emphysema. In: Zentralbl. f. Chir. 1911
• E. Meissner, H. Fabe: Difficulty breathing in the rescue service; Emergency & rescue medicine. Springer 2000

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