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Another approach called the Pleural Avoidance with Rib Trajectory (PART) technique targets the axillary vein at
Avoidance with Rib ... over the second rib ... provides a protective rib ... method (6) #Management ... Pleural #Avoidance #Rib
POCUS - Regional Anesthesia - Trauma Local Nerve Block

 - Ribs
 - Serratus
 - Fascia Iliaca
Nerve Block - Ribs ... Popliteal Sciatic #Management ... POCUS #Ultrasound #Ribs
Chest Tube Placement Checklist
PREPARATION
 o Consent
 o Position Patient
 o Monitoring
 o Time Out
 o Review
tissue and down to rib ... Dissect above one rib ... Checklist #Procedure #Management
Pericardiocentesis
Most Common Approach: Subxiphoid
Equipment: could be as simple as large bore LP needle with syringe OR
until you hit the rib ... needle underneath rib ... #instructions #management
Rib Cage and Sternal Anatomy

By @rev.med

#Rib #Cage #Anatomy #Ribs #Sternum #Bones
Rib Cage and Sternal ... By @rev.med #Rib ... Cage #Anatomy #Ribs
Pertinent Chest x-ray Findings in the Trauma Patient and Implications
Respiratory distress without x-ray findings - Central
asphyxia Any rib ... of first three ribs ... Fracture of lower ribs ... injury Two or more rib
Hoover's Sign

Hoover’s sign refers to inward movement of the lower rib cage during inspiration- instead of
movement of the lower rib ... pulling the inferior ribs
ED Thoracotomy Instructions

Getting Into the Chest:
1. Bilateral finger thoracotomies
  • 4th or 5th intercostal space
• Curve along rib ... Open chest with rib ... Run hand along ribs
Rib Fracture on POCUS

There is an interruption in the continuity of this bone (rib), indicated by
Rib Fracture on ... of this bone (rib ... in diagnosing rib ... Herbst @EUSmkh #Rib
Flail Chest Breathing on Physical Exam
74 year-old male, fallen over in the garden. Four rib fractures.
Four rib fractures ... each additional rib ... with multiple rib ... injuries 3. 50% of rib