Music induced pneumothorax?!

[Luckydogg0404]

Something I hadnt considered, but they have documented cases of spontaneous pneumothorax

caused by loud music. Specifically one patients pneumothorax was traced back to his bass speakers being powered by a 1,000 watt amplifier in his car. Something to consider and maybe share with your teenagers when you hear them come "bumping" into the driveway. Here is a good link.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3614180.stm

[Asysin2leads]

This sounds like an urban legend, but its true, I actually made the call and confirmed it. Our stand by protocols for the annual West Indian Day parade dictate that crews should be equipped with soft body armor, not for its normal intended use, but because there have been cases of crews with (minor) chest discomfort and blunt force trauma effects from exposure to the endless parade of highly amplified bass music. Whether the soft body armor actually helps or not is debatable, but apparently it has been enough of a problem that someone decided to take a step by writing it into the protocols. No one has gotten a pneumothorax, mind you, but someone has described the feeling like being sore after a rough game of football. Hope that helps.

[MerryEMT]

well this one was a new one for me !!! thanks for the link

[Richard B the EMT]

Hey, Asysin2leads, perhaps I'll see you next summer on Eastern Parkway at the parade!