Flashcards in Chapter 27: Chest Injuries Deck (35)
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__________ is the exchange of air in the lung tissue.
respiration
2
How many lobes does the right lung have?
3
3
What is tachypnea?
rapid breathing
4
What is the normal breathing rate for an adult?
12-20 breaths per min
5
________ is the coughing up of blood.
hemoptysis
6
What type of dressing should you apply to an open chest wound?
occlusive dressing
7
What should the EMT use to stabilize a flail chest?
-a small pillow
-a towel
-a large bulky dressing
-all of the above
all of the above
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When blood or fluid collect inside the sac around the heart, it is called:
pericardial tamponade
9
A spontaneous pneumothorax is caused by:
weak areas in the lungs
10
Blood in the pleural space is called a:
hemothorax
11
he most obvious sign of flail chest is/are:
paradoxical motion
12
_________ should always be suspected in patients with a flail chest.
pulmonary contusion
13
Which of the following interventions is appropriate for all chest injuries?
-Apply an occlusive dressing.
-Provide positive pressure ventilations with 100% oxygen.
-Apply oxygen via nonrebreathing mask at 15 L/min.
-Immobilize the patient on a long backboard.
-Apply oxygen via nonrebreathing mask at 15 L/min.
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Which of the following interventions is appropriate for all chest injuries?
-Apply an occlusive dressing.
-Provide positive pressure ventilations with 100% oxygen.
-Apply oxygen via nonrebreathing mask at 15 L/min.
-Immobilize the patient on a long backboard.
-Apply oxygen via nonrebreathing mask at 15 L/min.
15
A ______ has the potential to penetrate the lung and diaphragm and injure the liver or stomach.
penetrating chest injury
16
____ are often the result of blunt force trauma
Closed chest injuries
17
_____ are the result of some object penetrating the skin and/or chest wall.
open chest injuries
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____ may result in fractures to the ribs and the sternum.
Blunt trauma
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A penetrating injury that creates a hole in the chest wall is called an ______ or a ______
open pneumothorax or sucking chest wound.
20
A ______ may be the result of rupture of a weak spot on the lung, allowing air to enter the pleural space and accumulate.
spontaneous pneumothorax
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A _____ is a result of blunt trauma resulting in fractured ribs.
simple pneumothorax
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A pneumothorax may progress to a _______ and cause cardiac arrest.
tension pneumothorax
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_____ is the result of blood accumulating in the pleural space
Hemothorax
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A ______ is the presence of air and blood in the pleural space.
hemopneumothorax
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A _____ (two or more ribs broken in two or more places) should be immobilized with a large bulky dressing.
flail chest segment
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All patients with chest injuries should receive ____ or _____
high-flow oxygen or ventilation with a bag-mask device
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_____ which is bruising of or injury to lung tissue after traumatic injury, may interfere with oxygen exchange in the lung tissue.
Pulmonary contusion,
28
_____ is sudden, severe compression of the chest.
Traumatic asphyxia
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_____ describes bruising of the heart muscle.
Myocardial contusion
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