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Pertinent Chest x-ray Findings in the Trauma Patient and Implications
Respiratory distress without x-ray findings - Central
Pertinent Chest ... Findings in the Trauma ... aspiration, traumatic asphyxia ... abdominal viscus #cxr ... #chestxray #trauma
Flail Chest Breathing on Physical Exam
74 year-old male, fallen over in the garden. Four rib fractures.
Flail Chest Breathing ... shows a flail chest ... missed by non-trauma ... fractures missed by CXR ... clinical #video #trauma
Flail Chest Breathing on Physical Exam
74 year-old male, fallen over in the garden. Four rib fractures.
Flail Chest Breathing ... shows a flail chest ... missed by non-trauma ... fractures missed by CXR ... clinical #video #trauma
Thoracic Trauma - Lethal 6 and Hidden 6 of Thoracic Trauma
The Lethal 6 of Thoracic Trauma:
Thoracic Trauma ... 6 of Thoracic Trauma ... 6 of Thoracic Trauma ... Tamponade • Flail Chest ... #diagnosis #management
Flail Chest- Check out the paradoxical chest wall movement 
Typical management: opiates for analgesia, intubation due
Flail Chest- Check ... the paradoxical chest ... movement Typical management ... to incr WOB + chest ... Breathing #Pattern #Trauma
The Trauma Call Timeline

- A trauma team assembles rapidly in response to a major trauma alert
The Trauma Call ... Timeline - A trauma ... response to a major trauma ... to guide early management ... radiography for chest
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
ARDS: Clinical Cheat ... detected on CT or CXR ... cause such as trauma ... Management ● Early ... ● Supportive management
The Canadian C-Spine Rule is a well-validated decision rule that can be used to safely rule
alert, stable trauma ... C-spine Rule (CCR ... determine which trauma ... Nrtaylor101 #Management ... #Trauma #Canadian
Chest Tube Placement Checklist
PREPARATION
 o Consent
 o Position Patient
 o Monitoring
 o Time Out
 o Review
Chest Tube Placement ... Meds o Review Cxr ... EQUIPMENT o Chest ... Tube Tray o Chest ... Checklist #Procedure #Management
General Guidelines for Emergent Exploratory Thoracotomy
 - Initial thoracostomy tube drainage > 20 mL/Kg 
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hemothorax seen on chest ... #Indications #Management ... #Trauma #Hemothorax