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Flashcards in CHEST & ABDOMINAL TRAUMA Deck (6)
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1
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AN INTESTINE OR OTHER INTERNAL ORGAN PROTRUDING THROUGH A WOUND IN THE ABDOMEN

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EVISCERATION

2
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FRACTURE OF TWO OR MORE ADJACENT RIBS IN TWO OR MORE PLACES THAT ALLOWS FOR FREE MOVEMENT OF THE FRACTURED SEGMENT.

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FLAIL CHEST

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MOVEMENT OF RIBS IN A FLAIL SEGMENT THAT IS OPPOSITE TO THE DIRECTION OF MOVEMENT OF THE REST OF THE CHEST CAVITY.

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PARADOXICAL MOTION

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AIR IN THE CHEST CAVITY

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PNEUMOTHORAX

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AN OPEN CHEST WOUND IN WHICH AIR IS SUCKED INTO THE CHEST CAVITY.

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SUCKING CHEST WOUND

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A TYPE OF PNEUMOTHORAX IN WHICH AIR THAT ENTERS THE CHEST CAVITY IS PREVENTED FROM ESCAPING

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TENSION PNEUMOHORAX

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