ATCN -Thoracic Trauma Exam Preparation Questions and Answers

__________________ is the most serious consequence of thoracic trauma. Hypoxia Posterior dislocation of the ______________________________ leads to airway obstruction Posterior dislocation of the clavicals head leads to airway obstruction. The majority of tracheobronchial tree injuries occur where? Occur within 1 inch of the carina. Incomplete expansion of the lung and continued large air leak after placement of a chest tube suggests a tracheobronchial injury and placement of more than one chest tube may be necessary. Blast injuries commonly produce severe injury to _______________________ interfaces. Air-fluid interfaces. The most common cause of a _______________________________________________ is mechanical positive pressure ventilation in patients with visceral pleural injury. Tension Pneumothorax Patients who suffer this type of injury and who are spontaneously breathing often manifest extreme tachypnea and air hunger, whereas patients who are mechanically ventilated manifest hemodynamic collapse. Pneumothorax __________________________________________ 1500ml of blood or 1/3 of patients blood volume in one side of the chest with a. ________________________________________. Can significantly compromise respiratory efforts. Massive Hemothorax Usually occurs from penetrating trauma May occur from blunt trauma _______________________________ (can be seen in the following injuries) Cardiac Tamponade Tension Pneumothorax Profound hypovolemia PEA List all the potential causes of PEA Hemothorax Hypoxia Hydrogen Ion ( Acidosis) Hypo / Hyperkalemia Hypoglycemia Hypothermia Toxins Thrombus (coronary / Pulmonary)