Paramedic school

trauma to the chest

Chest pain inspiration

Hyperinflation of the chest

Diminished breath sounds on affected side

Penetrating chest trauma- Wounds approximates 2/3 of the tracheal diameter

Sucking chest wound

Frothy blood at wound site

dyspnea

Hypovolemia

Buildup of air under pressure within the thorax.

Resulting compression of the lung severly reduces the effictivness of the respirations

Can Be open or closed.

Blood in the pleural space

Each lung can hold 2000-3000 CC of blood

Coughing up blood that originates in the respiratory tract

Blunt or penetrating chest trauma

Increasing dyspena

Hypoxia

Increasing crackles Diminishing breath sounds

Hemoptysis

S/S of shock

Blood or other fluid fills the paricardial sac.

Reducing cardiac filling.

S/S Becks traid

Hypotension

Increased central venous pressure (distended Neck/arm veins in presence of decreased arterial BP

Decreased heart sounds

Blunt injury to chest

Brusing of chest wall

Rapid heart rate- may be irregular

Severe nagging pain not relieved by with rest but may be relieved by oxygen

Liver

Spleen

Kidneys

Pancreas

Stomach

Intestines

bladder

Colon

Bladder

Peritoneal- Organs covered by abdominal lining

Retroperitneal space- Organs posterior to the peritoneal lining

Pelvic space- Organs contained within pelvis

Airway obstruction

Tension Pneumothorax

Cardiac tamponade

Massive Hemothorax

Open pneumothorax Flail chest