Chapter 31 Chest And Abdominal Trauma Terms Flashcards
1
Q
Moving a ribs in a flow segment that is opposite to the direction of movement of the rest of the chest cavity
A
Paradoxical motion
2
Q
Air in the chest cavity
A
Pneumothorax
3
Q
A chest injury in which air that enters the chest cavity is prevented from escaping, causing the law to collapse in the heart to shift
A
Tension pneumothorax
4
Q
An open chess wound in which air is pulled into the chest cavity during inhalation
A
Sucking chest wound
5
Q
Fracture of two or more adjacent ribs, and two or more places that allow for free movement of the fracture segment
A
Flail chest
6
Q
An intestine or other internal organ protruding through a wound in the abdomen
A
Evisceration
