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Flail Chest Breathing on Physical Exam
74 year-old male, fallen over in the garden. Four rib fractures.
Flail Chest Breathing ... Four rib fractures ... a flail chest, initially ... fracture 2. 90% ... fractures have
Flail Chest Breathing on Physical Exam
74 year-old male, fallen over in the garden. Four rib fractures.
Flail Chest Breathing ... Four rib fractures ... a flail chest, initially ... fracture 2. 90% ... fractures have
Pertinent Chest x-ray Findings in the Trauma Patient and Implications
Respiratory distress without x-ray findings - Central
Fracture of first ... fractures in two ... more places - Flail ... fracture - Great ... abdominal viscus #cxr
Flail Chest on Physical Exam after blunt trauma with multiple rib fractures

#Flail #Chest #respiratory #breathing #physicalexam
Flail Chest on Physical ... with multiple rib ... fractures #Flail ... physicalexam #clinical #video ... #trauma
Chest Trauma Complications - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Pericarditis
 • Myocardial Contusion
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Chest Trauma Complications ... • Myocardial Contusion ... Wall: • Rib Fractures ... • Flail Chest ... • Pulmonary Contusion
Rib fractures on POCUS 
1. look for a discontinuity at the site of pain and tenderness
Rib fractures on ... US beats CXR on ... as a step off / fracture ... #Rib #fracture # ... #ultrasound #trauma
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
Rib Fractures Rib ... fractures, though ... with rib fractures ... fracture on a chest ... x-ray (CXR), try
Rib Subluxation on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

60ish yo patient presents with left sided CP, SOB,
Care Ultrasound (POCUS ... No hx of trauma. ... CXR and CTA Chest ... fractures, and ... #Subluxation #POCUS
Pediatric Trauma Primary Survey: C-ABCDE
C - Catastrophic Bleeding - Life-threatening hemorrhage
 • Apply direct pressure/compression bandage
Pediatric Trauma ... Airway Compromise - Position ... Binder) • Use POCUS ... potential pelvic fracture ... #Trauma #Primary