Chest and Abdominal Trauma

Question 1

Flail Chest

Answer 1

fracture of two or more adjacent ribs in two or more places that allows for free movement of the fractured segment.

Question 2

Paradoxical motion

Answer 2

Movement of ribs in a flail segment that is opposite to the direction of movement of the rest of the chest cavity

Question 3

sucking chest wound

Answer 3

open chest wound in which air is “sucked” into the chest cavity

Question 4

Pneumothorax

Answer 4

air in the chest cavity

collapsed lung

Question 5

tension pneumothorax

Answer 5

type of pneumothorax in which air that enters the chest cavity is preventing from escaping

Question 6

Hemothorax

Answer 6

condition in which the chest cavity fills with blood

Question 7

Hemopneumothorax

Answer 7

chest cavity fills with both blood and air

Question 8

Traumatic Asphyxia

Answer 8

associated with sudden compression of the chest

severe pressure on the heart and lungs forcing blood up into the neck

Question 9

Cardiac Tamponade

Answer 9

when an injury to the heart causes blood to flow into the surrounding pericardial sac
hearts sac fills with blood and compresses the chambers of the heart to a point where they will no longer adequately

Question 10

Commotio cordis

Answer 10

uncommon condition
when someone gets hit in the center of the chest, the result is usually a bruise or even perhaps a fracture. the impact occurs when the heart is vulnerable
if sufficiently stimulated, will go into ventricular fibrillation (VF)
defibrillate and apply CPR quickly

Question 11

evisceration

Answer 11

an intestine or other internal organ protruding through a wound in the abdomen