Paramedic Review-Mike B. 🚑🚒
Collapsed Lungs (Each one of these will present with absent or diminished LS on affected side)
Pneumothorax (Simple or Closed) =Blunt Trauma
Open Pneumothorax=Sucking Chest Wound =Penetrating Trauma
Tension Pneumothorax
Hemothorax
Patho-A collapsed lung, when air escapes from that floppy lung and accumulates in the pleural space
Tension-A collapsed lung, when air escapes from that floppy lung and accumulates in the pleural space. Every breath the pt. takes in, it cannot be exhaled. On each inhalation TENSION builds, putting pressure on the heart
Pneumothorax/Open
Chest pain
Absent or diminished LS on affected side
SOB
Dyspnea
Tachycardia
Low Spo2
Tension PTX
Chest pain
Absent or diminished LS on affected side
SOB
Dyspnea
Tachycardia
Low Spo2
JVD
Hypotension
Subcutaneous emphysema
Hyper resonant sounds
Tracheal deviation
How many pairs of ribs do we have?
12 pairs
Ribs 1-7=True ribs
Ribs 8-10=False ribs
Ribs 11-12=Floating ribs
Flail Chest
Patho-2 or more ribs broken, in 2 or more places
It causes a free-floating segment
It affects the True Ribs
Severe CP/Rib pain
Unstable chest wall
Crepitus
Paradoxical Chest Movement
SOB
Dyspnea
Critical Burn Areas
Face
Airway involvement
Circumferential Chest
palm
soles
joints
Genitalia