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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.
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Hissing sounds from a chest wound indicates what?
An Open Chest Wound (Sucking Chest Wound)
Signs of a 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.
When dressing an open chest wound where do you tie the knot?
There shouldn't be a knot to tie. The treatment for an open chest wound is to put a piece of plastic over it and tape it down on the sides so that air cannot get in or out of the wound. There's nothing to tie down anywhere in that. You could be thinking of flail chest which has more to do with broken bones then an open chest wound. As an army medic I find your question soul crushingly confusing.
Why must your seal an open chest wound?
To stop air from entering the chest cavity and collapsing the lungs.
Signs and symptoms of an open chest wound?
Coughing up blood, Sucking or hissing sound coming from the wound, frothy blood coming from the wound.
Hissing sounds from a chest wound indicates what?
An Open Chest Wound (Sucking Chest Wound)
Signs of an open chest wound?
the edges of the sealing material for an open chest wound should extend how far past the edge of the wound?
Signs of a 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.
Should a bandage be applied with sterile technique?
If the bandage comes in contact with an open wound, then yes it should. If a bandage is securing a sterile dressing that completely covers the wound, then as the sterile field is already intact, simple prophylacsis will do.
Can liquid bandage be cleaned after being applied to an open wound?
Well on the bottle it says "to remove liquid bandage just apply more liquid bandage then rinse with water" So I would do that, clean your wound, then apply more.
What is a sign and symptom of open chest wound?
pain, blood coming from the chest,
What is a sign and symptom of an open chest wound?
Coughing up blood, sucking or hissing sounds coming from a chest wound, frothy blood appearing from air bubbles coming from the wound
When dressing an open chest wound where do you tie the knot?
There shouldn't be a knot to tie. The treatment for an open chest wound is to put a piece of plastic over it and tape it down on the sides so that air cannot get in or out of the wound. There's nothing to tie down anywhere in that. You could be thinking of flail chest which has more to do with broken bones then an open chest wound. As an army medic I find your question soul crushingly confusing.
What are two steps in controlling bleeding in an open wound?
apply bandage and pressure, if that don't work then tourniquet
What is a sign of an open chest wound?
Um, a gaping hole in your chest Blood is a good indicator. A gaping hole in the chest.
Which is sign or symptom of open chest wound?
All of the above sabc
What are the signs and symptoms of a open chest wound?
coughing up blood sucking or hissing sounds comming from a chest wound frothy blood appering from air bubbles coming form the wound
