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Originally Posted by Torqaholic
Are wounds like that self-sealing on people who are overweight? Just wonderin. Sounds logical  |
Your bigger issue is going to be tension pneumothorax. If you have to pop an obese person, is the needle going to be long enough. I think most 14 gauge needles out there are 46 mm long. Not really long enough for a person with a lot of tactical girth.