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Sternal fracture on POCUS. 

60 year old PT, fell on her chest 4 days ago, tender
Sternal fracture ... 4 days ago, tender ... bruise Note sternal ... #Sternum #Fracture ... #trauma
Traumatic Cardiac Arrest: ED Thoracotomy Instructions
1. CALL FOR HELP.
2. GATHER SUPPLIES.
   +/- Sterile gloves,
spreaders) For sternum ... : Sternal saw, Lebsche ... Scissors, up to sternum ... Cut sternum: Sternal ... Massage Cross-Clamp Aorta
Chest Trauma Complications - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Pericarditis
 • Myocardial Contusion
 •
Chest Trauma Complications ... Contusion • Acute Aortic ... Esophageal Injury Lung ... Pneumothorax (Tension ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
ED Thoracotomy Instructions

Getting Into the Chest:
1. Bilateral finger thoracotomies
  • 4th or 5th intercostal space
Extend cut from sternum ... Cut through sternum ... bleeding vessels, lung ... Cardiac Massage ... procedure #emergency #trauma
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
He had no chest ... x-ray and and ECG ... In this case, the ... EM #Radiology #POCUS ... #CardiacUS #ParsternalLong
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
suffered no head trauma ... This post will focus ... potentially more serious internal ... wall, a chest x-ray ... Radiology #CTChest #Lung