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A flail chest is defined as '3 or more ribs broken in 2 or more places'.
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What is paradoxical movement of the chest?
Paradoxical chest movement is also know as flail chest and is usually caused by trauma to the chest. If a person suffers from broken ribs or punctured lungs, the air movement is reversed. Instead of chest expansion on inhalation, you will notice the skin being sucked in.
What is best treated with a pillow splint?
A pillow is used to treat a 'Flail Chest', (ribs that are broken in two or more places). When the patient breaths the flail part moves paradoxically and is very painful, the pillow relieves the pain by cushioning the movement.
What is Two or more broken adjacent ribs in two or more places?
It's could be an sign of of Flail chest. It produces a segment of the test wall that has lost continuity with the rest of the thoracic cage.
What has a chest but no ribs?
nothing
What has ribs but no chest?
nothing
What makes the chest cavity larger when you inhale?
the diaphragm, chest muscles, ribs and the sternum.
What is frail chest?
Frail chest refers to a condition where the chest wall is weakened and unable to provide adequate support and protection for the underlying structures like the heart and lungs. This can result in respiratory problems, chest pain, and increased risk of injury. Treatment may involve physical therapy or surgery to strengthen the chest wall.
What bone moves the most?
i would say the spine because its involved in the movement of many of the other bones
What is curved bones in the chest called?
The curved bones of the chest is called ribs
How to remove the ribs appear on the chest?
hmmm...
Twelve pairs of these enclose the chest?
its your ribs
Which organ are found in the chest protected by the ribs?
The organs found in the chest are the lungs and the heart.
