It means there's a hole in the side of your chest and it's sucking air in.
An Open Chest Wound (Sucking Chest Wound)
Coughing up blood, Sucking or hissing sound coming from the wound, frothy blood coming from the wound.
Let's see...difficulty in breathing, a sucking sound when the victim tries to, lots of blood on the chest part of his uniform, and big holes in the troop's chest are all symptoms of an open chest wound. One thing that must be pointed out: Open chest wounds in combat often come in pairs - one on the front where the bullet entered, one on the back where it exited. Make absolutely sure you check for that second one; patching up one sucking chest wound won't help the soldier breathe better if he has two.
If you are not sure if a chest wound has penetrated the chest wall completely, treat the wound as though it were an open chest wound.
Umm, well if it was an open chest wound..there would be an obvious HOLE/CUT in your chest. you would be able to see it.
An Open Chest Wound (Sucking Chest Wound)
A SUCKING chest wound
Sucking Chest Wound
sucking chest wound
All of the Above
Penetrating chest wounds are often referred to as "sucking chest wounds."
The outer bag for a field dressing works pretty well.
Coughing up blood, sucking or hissing sounds coming from a chest wound, frothy blood appearing from air bubbles coming from the wound
coughing up blood sucking or hissing sounds comming from a chest wound frothy blood appering from air bubbles coming form the wound
coughing up blood sucking or hissing sounds comming from a chest wound frothy blood appering from air bubbles coming form the wound
Tension pneumothorax
Coughing up blood, Sucking or hissing sound coming from the wound, frothy blood coming from the wound.