Chest Trauma Flashcards
Learn the different interventions and causes of Chest Trauma
List the 3 portions of the Sternum
- Manubrium
- Sternal Body
- Xiphoid Process
How many ribs are present in a typical human
12
What is the junction between the Sternal Body and the Manubrium?
Angle of Louis
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The muscle between each rib is called the ________ space
Intercostal
What runs on the bottom of each rib
- Nerves
- Veins
- Arteries
What organs/tissues are contained within the Mediastinum?
- Heart
- Great Vessels
- Esophagus
- Trachea
- Mainstem Bronchi
- Vagus and Phrenic Nerve
List
Assessment findings to look for when palpating the chest
- Crepitus
- Subcutaneous Emphysema
- Edema
- Tracheal Position
- Tenderness
- Deformities
- Bony Instability
What does Jugular Venous Distention suggest clinically
Increased intravenous pressure
Causes of
Jugular Venous Distention
- Tension Pneumo
- Volume Overload
- Right-sided Heart Failure
- Cardiac Tamponade
What is
Flail Chest
Two or more adjacent ribs fractured in
Two or more sections
What type of chest movement is found in a Flail Chest
Paradoxical Movement
Treatment
Flail Chest
Positive Pressure Ventilation
What is
Tension Pneumothorax
Accumulation of air within the pleural cavity, causing decreased preload and intrathoracic pressure
Signs/Symptoms
Pneumothorax
- Pulsus Paradoxus
- JVD
- Progressive Respiratory Distress
- Unequal Chest Wall Movement
- Decreased unilateral lung sounds
Treatment
Tension Pneumothorax
- Needle Chest Decompression (14GA)
- Cover wound with dressing secured on 3 sides
- Oxygen
- Repeat Needles
