Type of Chest Injuries Flashcards
1
Q
Define pnumothorax?
A
Air in the plural space causing real rather than potential plural space
2
Q
Define tension Pneumothorax?
A
A build up of air in the pleura space that cannot escape because of a one way valve a the point of damage in the pleura
3
Q
What is a heamothorax?
A
Blood in the plural space
4
Q
What is a head-pnumothorax?
A
Blood and air in the Plura space
5
Q
What is pulses paradoxus?
A
The discrepancy between the absence of the pulse and present corresponding heart beat during inspiration
6
Q
What is subcutaneous emphysema?
A
A collection of air in the tissues
7
Q
What is a flail chest?
A
Two or more adjacent rib fractures at two points, producing a free-moving segment
