Anatomy
What protects your organs in the chest
baby back (RIBS)
What is it
air leaking into the space around the lung causing collapsed lung
what two types are there
open and closed
A patient’s chest wall moves inward during inspiration and outward during expiration after a steering‑wheel impact.
flail chest
This man was truly going in one direction in life
Liam Payne
Ventilation :) what is it
move air in and out of the chest and lung tissue
This is the most common first symptom of a spontaneous pneumothorax.
sharp,one‑sided chest pain
Closed chest injuries causes
fractures, pneumothorax, or significant contusions in both cardiac muscle and lung tissue
A patient struck in the chest by a baseball bat has decreased breath sounds on the left and dullness to percussion.
hemothorax
Where is George from
KENYA
what does the diaphragm muscle separate??????????????????
the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity.
When caring for a patient with signs of a pneumothorax, your MOST immediate concern should be
ventilatory inadequacy
If Emilly stabs George right now... what is the most important thing NOT to do
Bobby was stabbed and has a chest wound that makes a sucking sound with each breath and causes rapid respiratory distress. What does he have
What is an open pneumothorax
fastest animal
peregrine falcon
mediastinum contains what
Contains the heart, great vessels, esophagus, and trachea.
A sharp rib fragment can puncture the lung and cause this dangerous complication.
traumatic pneumothorax
What is Hemothorax
blood collects in the pleural space from bleeding around the rib cage or from a lung or great vessel
Jada has a red diagonal mark across the chest after crashing her brand-new car but no respiratory distress.
What is a seatbelt abrasion
How much time do we see Alex a week?
1-2 times unfortunately 🥲😔😪🙁🙁☹️☹️
Name the 3 types of the Ribs and how many they have
True Ribs 1-7
False Ribs 8-10
Floating Ribs 11-12
24 total
Treatment for simple pneumothorax
Provide high concentration oxygen.
Monitor oximeter readings and breath sounds.
Add ALS and rapid transport
Most important things to think when someone fractures a Rib
pneumothorax, hemothorax, or hemopneumothorax
A patient with chest trauma becomes severely dyspneic, has absent breath sounds on the right, hypotension, and tracheal deviation.
tension pneumothorax
What has keys but can't open locks?
a piano