Chest & Ab Trauma Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
an intestine or other internal organ protruding through a wound in the abdomen | evisceration |
fracture of two or more adjacent ribs in two or more places that allow for free movement of the fractured segment | Flail chest |
air in the chest cavity | Pneumothorax |
an open chest wound in which air is "sucked" into the chest cavity | Sucking chest wound |
a type of pneumothorax in which air that enters the chest cavity is prevented from escaping | Tension Pneumothorax |
A condition in which the chest cavity fills with blood | hemothorax |
A condtion associated with sudden compression of the chest, the sternum and ribs exert severe pressure on the heart and lungs , forcing blood out of the right atrium and up into the jugular veins in the neck | Traumatic Asphyxia |
hen an injury to the heart causes blood to flow into the surrounding pericardial sac | Cardiac Temponade |
An injury to the heart that causes blood to flow into the sac lining the heart is called? | Pericardial tamponade |
Blunt trauma to the chest that results in a patient going tinpot ventricular fibrillation is called | Commotio cordis |
Patients with an aortic dissection will often complain of a tearing sensation in their? | back |
The medical term for any dressing that forms an air tight seal is called? | An occlusive dressing |
What should be placed on eviscerations to prevent drying out of internal organs? | Moist dressing |
A blow to the chest that can fracture ribs, sternum, and costal (rib) cartilage | Blunt Trauma |
Bullets, knives, glass, rods, pipes, and other objects that can penetrate the chest wall damaging internal organs and impairing respirations are known as? | Penetrating Object |
When there is a severe blunt trauma in which the chest is compressed it is known as? | Compression |
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