CHEST & ABDOMINAL TRAUMA Flashcards
1
Q
AN INTESTINE OR OTHER INTERNAL ORGAN PROTRUDING THROUGH A WOUND IN THE ABDOMEN
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EVISCERATION
2
Q
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
3
Q
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
4
Q
AIR IN THE CHEST CAVITY
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PNEUMOTHORAX
5
Q
AN OPEN CHEST WOUND IN WHICH AIR IS SUCKED INTO THE CHEST CAVITY.
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SUCKING CHEST WOUND
6
Q
A TYPE OF PNEUMOTHORAX IN WHICH AIR THAT ENTERS THE CHEST CAVITY IS PREVENTED FROM ESCAPING
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TENSION PNEUMOHORAX
