chpter 27 chest trauma

Question 1

evisceration

Answer 1

an intestine or other internal organ protruding through a wound in the abdomen.

Question 2

flail chest

Answer 2

fracture of two or more adjacent ribs in two or more places that allows for free movement of the fractured segment.

Question 3

paradoxical motion

Answer 3

movement of ribs in a flail segment that is opposite to the direction of movement of the rest of the chest cavity.

Question 4

pneumothorax

Answer 4

air in the chest cavity.

Question 5

sucking chest wound

Answer 5

an open chest wound in which air is “sucked” into the chest cavity.

Question 6

tension pneumothorax

Answer 6

a type of pneumothorax in which air that enters the chest cavity is prevented from escaping.

Question 7

Cardiac tamponade occurs​ when:

Answer 7

blood enters the pericardial sac surrounding the heart.

Question 8

A fracture of two or more adjacent ribs in two or more places that allows for free movement of the fractured segment is called​ a

Answer 8

flail chest

Question 9

When air is present in the chest​ cavity, the injury is called​ a:

Answer 9

pneumothorax.

Question 10

What type of injury is likely to produce a flail​ segment?

Answer 10

Blunt trauma

Question 11

What is the purpose of a​ three-sided occlusive​ dressing?

Answer 11

To allow air to escape but not enter