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    This document discusses breathing management for patients with serious chest injuries. It outlines signs of respiratory distress that require immediate intervention, such as tension pneumothorax, which can be life-threatening if not treated promptly. Procedures for providing breathing assistance and treating various chest injuries like open pneumothorax, flail chest, and lung contusion are described. The need to quickly place an ICD if a tension pneumothorax is suspected in a critically ill patient is also noted.

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    This document discusses breathing management for patients with serious chest injuries. It outlines signs of respiratory distress that require immediate intervention, such as tension pneumothorax, which can be life-threatening if not treated promptly. Procedures for providing breathing assistance and treating various chest injuries like open pneumothorax, flail chest, and lung contusion are described. The need to quickly place an ICD if a tension pneumothorax is suspected in a critically ill patient is also noted.

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    Breathing

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    Chattarin Jongkittipong
    This document discusses breathing management for patients with serious chest injuries. It outlines signs of respiratory distress that require immediate intervention, such as tension pneumothorax, which can be life-threatening if not treated promptly. Procedures for providing breathing assistance and treating various chest injuries like open pneumothorax, flail chest, and lung contusion are described. The need to quickly place an ICD if a tension pneumothorax is suspected in a critically ill patient is also noted.

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    BREATHING MANAGEMENT

    Breathing:
    the need for immediate
    corrections
    • Serious Chest injuries
    • Head injury
    • Impending arrest from deep
    shock
    Breathing Assistance

    • shallow, feeble
    breathing
    • “Air hunger”
    • RR>25
    • RR>35
    Rule out tension
    pneumothorax first
    Flow
    • Air hunger
    • RR>25
    • Tension
    pneumothorax
    Serious Chest injuries

    • Open pneumothorax
    • The tension pneumothorax
    • Flail chest, Lung contusion
    Open pneumothorax
    Open pneumothorax
    Tension Pneumothorax
    Signs & Symptoms
    • dyspnea, tachypnea,
    cyanosis
    • engorged neck vein
    • diminished breath sound
    • palpable rib fracture
    • increased resistance to
    Ambu-bagging
    Pic: rollover
    Flow
    • Air hunger
    • RR>25
    • Tension
    pneumothorax
    ถ ้าคนไข ้แย่มาก
    – ไม่รู ้ตัว
    – BP drop
    – เขียว
    รอ CXR ไม่ได ้ ให ้
    ใส่ ICD ทันที
    Lung contusion

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