Abdominal Treatment
Curling up on one side, lying in the fetal position and lying on your back with knees drawn up are all examples of this
Abdominal Guarding
This separtes the abdominal and chest cavity and is essential in breathing
Diaphram
A grating noise that or sensation when broken bones rub together
What is crepitus?
If air from a sucking chest wound becomes trapped this may develop if enough pressure is built
What is a tension pneumothorax?
Swelling of the Abdomen
Distention
The Spleen is located in this quadrant
What is the heart and lungs?
Blood in the pleural space
What is a hemothorax?
This is when air is allowed to escape from the lung into the pleural space?
What is a pneumothorax?
Open wound in the abdomen with organs protruding through an opening
What is an abdominal evisceration?
The appendix is located in this quadrant
What is the lower right quadrant?
The structure that divides the two halves of the chest cavity
Mediastinum
A chest injury that has two or more broken ribs adjacent to each other broken in 2 or more spots
What is a flail chest?
When air escapes into the pleural space without incident
Spontaneous Pneumothorax
Sharp dull pain in the abdomen, blood in the stool and/or vomit, Rigid abdomen, distention and signs of shock are signs and symptoms of what medical emergency?
Internal Bleeding
Area behind the abdominal cavity that contains the kidneys
What is the retroperitoneal cavity?
These are thin sac like structures that surround each lung
What are pleura?
Commonly seen in the patient with a flail chest this is an abnormal movement of the chest wall
What is paradoxical movement?
A late sign of a tension pneumothorax
What is tracheal deviation?
This is the process for treating an abdominal evisceration after you ensure ABC's are all intact
What is a sterile dressing with saline covered with plastic and dry sterile dressings on top.
5 Hollow Organs in the abdominal cavity
What is the stomach, Gallbladder, Urinary Bladder, Intestines and uterus?
These are the organs that are housed by the mediastinum (Must name 4 of the 5)
This life threatening injury often presents as chest pain or back pain an is often described as a very sharp tearing or stabbing pain
What is an aortic dissection?
Open chest injuries typically result from this type of injury?