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Pertinent Chest x-ray Findings in the Trauma Patient and Implications
Respiratory distress without x-ray findings - Central
Findings in the Trauma ... asphyxia Any rib ... fracture - Pneumothorax ... Persistent large pneumothorax ... cxr #chestxray #trauma
Chest Injury Score for Blunt Chest Wall Trauma
Age - 1 - Per additional 10-year increase starting
Wall Trauma Age ... age Number of rib ... fractures - 3 - ... Per additional rib ... lung disease -
Chest Trauma Complications - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Pericarditis
 • Myocardial Contusion
 •
Chest Trauma Complications ... Wall: • Rib Fractures ... Esophageal Injury Lung ... Contusion • Pneumothorax ... #Trauma #Complications
Rib Subluxation on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

60ish yo patient presents with left sided CP, SOB,
Point of Care Ultrasound ... No hx of trauma. ... CXR and CTA Chest ... negative for pneumothorax ... , PNA, rib fractures
Lung point with CT Chest Sag correlate on Lung POCUS 

Dr. Robert Jones @RJonesSonoEM

#LungPoint #Pneumothorax #Lung
Lung point with ... CT Chest Sag correlate ... RJonesSonoEM #LungPoint ... #Pneumothorax # ... #ultrasound #Pulmonary
Double Lung Point seen in a Small Pneumothorax on Lung POCUS

Young male with stab wound to
seen in a Small Pneumothorax ... stab wound to chest ... RJonesSonoEM #Double #LungPoint ... #Small #Pneumothorax ... #ultrasound #Pulmonary
Beyond the classic trauma patient during your E-Fast Exam, who else does the Sono-Pros scan?
- Primary
Beyond the classic trauma ... in penetrating trauma ... or blunt trauma ... with broken ribs ... #ultrasound #diagnosis
Lung Point in Pneumothorax on POCUS

22yo otherwise healthy F presents tachypneic after high speed MVA. Based
Lung Point in Pneumothorax ... is called the LUNG ... #LungPoint # ... #trauma #clinical ... #ultrasound
Rib fractures on POCUS 
1. look for a discontinuity at the site of pain and tenderness
Rib fractures on ... course based on chest ... #Rib #fracture # ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound ... #trauma
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
suffered no head trauma ... Rib Fractures Rib ... with rib fractures ... fracture on a chest ... #Lung #Pulmonary