Signs, Symptoms, & Treatment

Question 1

Signs:

• Increasing respiratory distress
• Altered LOC
• Distended neck veins
• Tracheal deviation

Answer 1

Tension pneumothorax

Question 2

A patient who has suffered blunt trauma to the chest or sternum, and has an irregular pulse rate, should be assumed to be have sustained ___

Answer 2

Myocardial contusion

Question 3

Most appropriate treatment for most trauma patients who have sustained any kind of chest injury:

Answer 3

Supplemental oxygen and transport

Question 4

Distended jugular veins, narrowing pulse pressure and muffled heart sounds are associated with ___

Answer 4

Cardiac tamponade