Chest Injuries
Air accumulates in the pleural space of the lungs
What is the dermis?
A dry toxic substance on the skin would cause this type of burn.
What is a chemical burn?
A full thickness burn should be treated with a ______________ and ______________ dressing.
This lung has 3 lobes.
What is the Right?
Chest movement that is observed to be opposite the direction normally expected.
What is paradoxical chest movement?
According to the adult rules of nines, one entire leg accounts for this BSA.
What is 18%?
_______ trauma does not cause entrance into the body whereas __________ trauma causes entrance into the body.
What is Blunt and Penetrating?
What is pouring water onto the chemical?
Cancer occurs at this level of a blast injury.
What is quaternary?
A pneumothorax occurs as a result of the blast wave from an explosive. This is an example of what type of blast injury?
What is a primary blast injury?
This degree of burn is often known as the most painful.
What is a partial thickness (2nd degree) burn?
During this type of movement, the ascending aorta can be torn because the abdominal aorta is anchored and the ascending is not.
What is rapid deceleration?
In a case of a flail segment decreasing tidal volume and therefore impact adequate ventilation. This treatment should be provided.
What is a BVM with oxygen?
What is tracheal deviation?
This phenomenon occurs when a traveling bullet generates a temporary cavity which extends damage from beyond the path of the bullet.
What is cavitation?
Identify at least two MAJOR consequences that can result from burns.
What is/are:
Hypothermia
Infection
Fluid Loss
Loss of Airway Patency
What is the second collision in a standard MVA?
What is person vs car?
This should be removed from the skin of all patient's who suffer extensive burns.
What is jewelry?
In the first case study the patient had two primary injuries to their chest. 1st was a left sided flail segment and 2nd was a left sided _____________.
What is a hemopneumothorax?
Identify at least two ways to differentiate between a hemothorax and a pneumothorax.
What is/are:
Flat Jugular Veins vs JVD
Blunt Trauma vs Open Trauma
Decreased Chest Percussion
Signs of Hypovolemic Shock
A adult patient presents with 3rd degree burns to both sides of their left arm, 2nd degree burns to both sides of their left leg and superficial burns to their front right leg and entire front arm. Their affected BSA is....
What is 27%?
Cardiac tamponade causes obstructive shock (a type of pump failure) because of this.
A patient was shot in the chest. You observe an entrance wound on the front and exit wound on the back. This should be done.
What is vented occlusive dressing to front and sealed occlusive dressing to back?
An adult patient presents with burns following evacuation from a house fire. You observe 3rd degree burns bilaterally on their forearms, 2nd degree burns to the back of their left arm, another 3rd degree burn to their front right leg. Their BSA affected is....
What is 22.5%?