Treating Penetrating Chest Trauma

Treating Penetrating Chest Trauma and Decompressing a Tension Pneumothorax

Introduction ,[object Object],[object Object]

Anatomy of the Thorax ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Open Chest Wound ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Signs and Symptoms of an Open Chest Wound ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Check for Open Chest Wounds ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Expose the Wound ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Prepare Sealing Material Since air can pass through dressings and bandages, you must place airtight material over the chest wound before you dress and bandage the wound. Plastic from a field dressing is one source of airtight material.

Flutter-Valve Seal ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Flutter-Valve Seal ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Flutter-Valve Seal Place the casualty in the recovery position with the injured side to the ground

Impaled Object ,[object Object],[object Object]

Signs and Symptoms of Tension Pneumothorax ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Signs and Symptoms of Tension Pneumothorax ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Needle Chest Decompression ,[object Object]

Performing a Needle Chest Decompression ,[object Object]

Performing a Needle Chest Decompression ,[object Object],[object Object]

Additional Care ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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