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What is a pnuemothorax?
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When air gets into chest and causes a lung to collapse, it can occur even wihout an open wound in the chest
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What should you do with a sucking chest wound?
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Immidiete life threat, place occlusive dressing over, 3 sides bandage
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What is a tension pnuemothorax?
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Caused by air leaked from the lung into the chest
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What is paradoxical movement?
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Chest moving in opposite directions during respirations
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What is trachial deviation?
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When the rachea moves to one side, it always deviates to the side of the good lung
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What is pericardial tamponade?
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Cardiac output drops significantly and blood backs up in the veneous system
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True or Flase always log roll pt to see if chest injury could be from a GSW or stabbing to back.
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TRUE
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