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What kind of chest wound allows air to flow into and out of the chest without breathing?
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∙ 9y ago
A pneumothorax is a chest wound that allows air to flow into and out of the chest without breathing. When a person presents with a pneumothorax, there is air in the pleural cavity.
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What is a chest wound that allows air to flow into and out of the chest without breathing?
A SUCKING chest wound
A chest wound that allows air to go into and out of chest without breathing?
Penetrating chest wounds are often referred to as "sucking chest wounds."
Why must you seal a chest wound?
If you do not seal a chest wound, when the victim's diaphragm contracts to draw air in to the lungs, air is pulled into the wound rather than through the trachea. Sealing the chest wound allows breathing to occur normally.
What are the signs and symptoms of a chest wound?
An open chest wound would present with frothy blood at site of the injury, difficulty breathing (lung collapse), gurgling sound when breathing
What is a sign ir symptom of an open chest wound?
Hmmm...difficulty breathing, profuse bleeding from the area where the wound is, and a big hole in the guy's chest that shouldn't be there.
Hissing sounds from a chest wound indicates what?
An Open Chest Wound (Sucking Chest Wound)
How do you bandage an open chest wound?
If you are not sure if a chest wound has penetrated the chest wall completely, treat the wound as though it were an open chest wound.
Is rapid breathing a closed wound?
No, rapid breathing is a sign, not a wound.
What are the signs and symptoms of an open chest wound?
The symptoms include:Difficulty breathing (pneumothorax)Coughing up bloodSucking or hissing sounds coming from the chest woundFrothy blood appearing from air bubbles in the wound.Usually a big, gaping hole is a good indication. Seriously, it usually detremined by the depth of the wound. It is usually a wound where penetration of the chest wall has occured. As opposed to a surface wound which only punctures the subcutaneous fat and muscle.
What are signs and symptoms of an open wound chest?
The symptoms include:Difficulty breathing (pneumothorax)Coughing up bloodSucking or hissing sounds coming from the chest woundFrothy blood appearing from air bubbles in the wound.Usually a big, gaping hole is a good indication. Seriously, it usually detremined by the depth of the wound. It is usually a wound where penetration of the chest wall has occured. As opposed to a surface wound which only punctures the subcutaneous fat and muscle.
What are signs and symptoms of open chest wound?
The symptoms include:Difficulty breathing (pneumothorax)Coughing up bloodSucking or hissing sounds coming from the chest woundFrothy blood appearing from air bubbles in the wound.Usually a big, gaping hole is a good indication. Seriously, it usually detremined by the depth of the wound. It is usually a wound where penetration of the chest wall has occured. As opposed to a surface wound which only punctures the subcutaneous fat and muscle.
What is s sign and symptom of an open chest wound?
Difficulty breathing, jugular vein distention, tracheal deviation, and decreased breath sounds.
