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Trauma

Terms in this set (5)

Flail Chest occurs when

2 or more ribs are fractured in 2 or more places

Flail chest can cause

chest wall instability, loss of thoracic volume, decreased lung volume, atelectasis, chest tightness, dyspnea, and chronic pain

Physical examination of flail chest shows

crepitus, subcutaneous emphysema, and asymmetrical chest wall expansion

What is the most common identified injury in blunt thoracic trauma

pulmonary contusion

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