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the edges of the sealing material for an open chest wound should extend how far past the edge of the wound?

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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.


How do you bandage an open chest wound?

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.


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


What are 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


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.


What are the signs and symptoms of a chest wound?

An open chest wound would present with frothy blood at site of the injury, difficulty breathing (lung collapse), gurgling sound when breathing


Hissing sounds from a chest wound indicates what?

An Open Chest Wound (Sucking Chest Wound)


What are some signs and symptoms of an open chest wound?

S/S include but are not limited to: obvious bleeding, air escaping from wound, atypical chest movement, bradycardia,altered mental status


What are signs and symptoms of a sucking chest wound?

All of the Above


What is a sign and symptom of open chest wound?

pain, blood coming from the chest,


What are signs and symptoms of an open wound chest?

The symptoms include:Difficulty breathing (pneumothorax)Coughing up bloodSucking or hissing sounds coming from the chest woundFrothy blood appearing from air bubbles in the wound.Usually a big, gaping hole is a good indication. Seriously, it usually detremined by the depth of the wound. It is usually a wound where penetration of the chest wall has occured. As opposed to a surface wound which only punctures the subcutaneous fat and muscle.


What are signs and symptoms of open chest wound?

The symptoms include:Difficulty breathing (pneumothorax)Coughing up bloodSucking or hissing sounds coming from the chest woundFrothy blood appearing from air bubbles in the wound.Usually a big, gaping hole is a good indication. Seriously, it usually detremined by the depth of the wound. It is usually a wound where penetration of the chest wall has occured. As opposed to a surface wound which only punctures the subcutaneous fat and muscle.