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Images in emergency medicine
Tension pneumothorax with adhesions in interstitial lung disease
  1. N Roberts,
  2. S Ireland
  1. Emergency Department, Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro, UK
  1. Correspondence to Dr N Roberts, Emergency Department, Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro TR1 3LJ, UK; robertsneil88{at}gmail.com

https://doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2013-202648

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    • Contributors NR was the junior doctor responsible for the patient at admission. He obtained consent to use the images, and wrote the case summary. SI was the consultant in charge of the patient’s care, who proof-read the article and gave final approval.

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    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; internally peer reviewed.