What is traumatic injury to lung tissue caused by excessive pressure called?
a. Pulmonary barotrauma
b. Pulmonary hemorrhage
c. Pulmonary infarction
d. Pulmonary embolism
ANS: A
High ventilation pressure has long been associated with barotrauma.
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