Ch 31 Chest And Abdominal Trauma Flashcards

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Shearing chest injury

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Sudden deceleration and seatbelt related injuries

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Flail chest

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Two or more consecutive ribs broken in two or more places

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Flutter valve

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Allows air to escape chest if pressure builds up

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Pneumothorax

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Air accumulates between lung and chest wall, collapsing lung

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Tension pneumothorax

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Buildup of air so severe there is pressure on heart and vena cava
Prevents heart from filling and kinks vena

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Traumatic asphyxia

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Sudden compression of chest
Sternum and ribs force blood out of heart into neck veins

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Cardiac tamponade

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Injury to heart causes blood to fill pericardial sac, compressing heart
Backs up blood into veins
Neck veins
Narrowing blood pressure
Muffled heart sounds
Aka becks triad

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Aortic injury

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Chest, abdomen, or back pain
Signs of shock
Differences in pulse pressure between sides of body or appendages

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9
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Commotio cordis

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Physical trauma to chest occurs right when heart is electrically vulnerable
Cardiac arrest

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10
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Commonly injured and a lot of blood loss

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Liver
Spleen also has blood loss

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S&S of abdominal injury

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Nausea
Weakness
Thirst
Distended abdomen

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