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This type of blunt trauma injury occurs when energy is dispersed from a moving object.
When the fluid sac around your heart fills with blood or other fluid.
What is cardiac tamponade
This is most often the result of a direct blow or trauma to the chest.
What is a pulmonary contusion
A sudden, sharp chest pain, hyperresonance on affected side, with chest wall crepitus are all s/s of this
What is a pneumothorax
Chest tube documentation is completed where
What is lines and procedures in i-view
This type of blunt trauma injury occurs when energy is rapidly increased
What is an acceleration injury
Due to the pressure created by the fluid around the heart, your heart can not fill up with blood reducing how much blood your heart can pump and ultimately causing this
What is a drop in blood pressure
Car accidents and falls are the most common cause of this.
What is lung bruising.
Pale, cool, clammy skin, rapid heart rate, chest pain, and dullness with percussion on affected side are all s/s of this
What is a hemothorax
Continuous wall suction is set at what on the unit, unless otherwise instructed per provider
What is 20cm
These injuries lacerate or crush tissue in its direct path.
What is penetrating trauma
This has two layers and holds your heart in place.
What is the pericardium.
The risks of serious complications are the highest when more than what percent of the lung has been bruised.
What is >20%
A progressive build up of air or blood in the pleural space is this
What is a tension pneumothorax
Vigorous bubbling in the chamber is what type of finding
What is an abnormal finding
Failure of the chest to expand normally and coughing up blood are two symptoms of this?
What is a chest injury.
A hallmark sign of cardiac tamponade is a trio of symptoms known as
What is Beck's Triad
When one segment of the chest wall does not move with breathing or moves in opposition to the rest of the chest wall.
What is flail chest
This is a temporary fix for a tension pneumothorax
What is a needle decompression
If bloody output is >200ml/hr lasting 3-4 hrs you should...
What is call the physician!
The point of impact on the body determines the major point of this.
What is energy transfer.
A symptom where your blood pressure drops unusually each time you take a breath is known as this
What is pulsus paradoxus
In especially severe cases, such as when the heart stops because of cardiac tamponade, this surgical technique can be done at the bedside in the ER
What is a thoracotomy
This device evacuates air or blood from the pleural space and restores negative pressure.
What is a chest tube
True or false: Chest tubes should be milked with each assessment to ensure the most accurate output results are being documented.
What is FALSE