ED-3220 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Avulsed, Pneumothorax, Occlusive Dressing
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Chapter 14: injuries to the chest, abdomen, and pelvis. Protects vital organs: second leading cause of trauma deaths in united states every year, open or closed wounds, signals. Flushed / pale / ashen / bluish skin or bruising. Sucking noise when person breathes: rib fractures. Rest the person so they breathe easily. Blanket or pillow to hold against the ribs. Monitor breathing and prevent shock: co(cid:374)t"d, puncture wounds. If it penetrates the rib cage, causes a sucking chest wound. Tape dressing in place except for one side. Bulky sterile dressing around object and secure it. Area immediately under the chest and above the pelvis. In the upper right part of the abdomen. Bleeding here can be fatal: signals. Pale / ashen / cool / moist skin. Pain / tenderness / tight feeling in abdomen. Other signals of shock: care for open injury. Do not apply direct pressure or attempt to push protruding organs. Apply clean moist dressing loosely over wound.
