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Trauma - Paradoxical Breathing in Flail Chest 
It occurs when multiple adjacent ribs are broken in
- Paradoxical Breathing ... in Flail Chest ... multiple adjacent ribs ... a part of the chest ... #Breathing #Pattern
Flail Chest on Physical Exam
Flail chest after 3 or more ribs are broken in 2 areas
Flail Chest on Physical ... Exam Flail chest ... after 3 or more ribs ... paradoxical motion of a chest ... #PhysicalExam #Breathing
POCUS - Regional Anesthesia - Trauma Local Nerve Block

 - Ribs
 - Serratus
 - Fascia Iliaca
Nerve Block - Ribs ... - Serratus - ... POCUS #Ultrasound #Ribs ... #Serratus #FasciaIliaca
Flail Chest on Physical Exam
Flail chest occurs when 3 or more ribs are broken in at
Flail Chest on Physical ... Exam Flail chest ... when 3 or more ribs ... paradoxical motion of a chest ... #PhysicalExam #Breathing
Flail Chest Breathing on Physical Exam
74 year-old male, fallen over in the garden. Four rib fractures.
Flail Chest Breathing ... Four rib fractures ... shows a flail chest ... rob_cosentini #Flail #Chest ... #Breathing #PhysicalExam
Serratus Anterior Plane (SAP) Nerve Block for Ribs on POCUS 

62M with severe chest wall abrasions,
Serratus Anterior ... Nerve Block for Ribs ... 62M with severe chest ... @UAB_Sono #Serratus ... Anterior #SAP #Ribs
Flail Chest Breathing on Physical Exam
74 year-old male, fallen over in the garden. Four rib fractures.
Flail Chest Breathing ... Four rib fractures ... shows a flail chest ... rob_cosentini #Flail #Chest ... #Breathing #PhysicalExam
Flail Chest- Check out the paradoxical chest wall movement 
Typical management: opiates for analgesia, intubation due
Flail Chest- Check ... the paradoxical chest ... to incr WOB + chest ... Alternative: Serratus ... #Breathing #Pattern
Pertinent Chest x-ray Findings in the Trauma Patient and Implications
Respiratory distress without x-ray findings - Central
Pertinent Chest ... 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 ... Video #Clinical #Breathing