Chest Injury Assignment  PRINT THIS ASSIGNMENT OUT AND TURN INTO CLASS BY THE DUE DATE.

Name:_________________________________  Date:________________

1._____ Injury to the chest in which the skin is not broken, usually due to blunt trauma. a. traumatic asphyxia
2._____ A patient experiencing difficulty breathing. b. hemoptysis
3._____ A condition in which two or more ribs are fractured in two or more places. c. tachypena
4._____ This is a one-way valve that allows air to leave the chest cavity but not return, it is used on a patient with a sucking chest wound. d. gloved hand
5._____ The spitting or coughing up of blood, this indicated that the lung or air passage itself has been injured. e. pericardium
6._____ First sign and symptom is dyspnea followed by decreased breath sounds on the affected side, unequal chest rise, BP stays the same or goes down, and NO JVD. f. open chest injury
7._____ If a patient experiences blunt trauma to the chest, the major sign and symptom you should assess for is an irregular pulse.  They may have a what? g. tension pneumothorax
8._____ Injury to the chest in which the chest wall itself is penetrated by a fractured rib or some external object. h. dyspnea
9._____ The motion of a segment in a flailed chest that is moving in on inspiration and out on exhalation. i. flutter valve
10._____ Muffled heart tones, weak pulse, low BP, narrowing pulse pressure, and JVD. j. pneumothorax
11._____  First sign and symptom is dyspnea, decreased breath sound on the affected side, unequal chest rise, BP will stay the same or go up, and JVD is present. k. closed chest injury
12._____ Occurs when a weak area on the lung ruptures in the absence of major injury. Seen in tall white skinny males. L. hemothorax
13._____ This is the fibrous sac that surround the heart and can fill with blood or fluid with major chest trauma.

m. flail chest

 

14._____ Patients with chest injuries often have rapid respirations, this is known as? n. paracardial tamponade
15._____ This is when a pneumothorax becomes worse, the patient experiences an increase in respiratory distress, JVD, tachycardia, low BP, cyanosis, and tracheal deviation to the un affected side. o. myocardial contusion
16._____ The component of respiration or movement of the chest. p. spontaneous pneumothorax
17._____ This is the fastest way to create an occlusive dressing. q. paradoxical motion
18._____ A patient experiencing a sudden increase of pressure in the chest with sign and symptoms of a blue face, bulging tongue, blood from the eyes, ears, and nose, and the throat may triple in size. r. ventilation