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Why do you lay a patient with a chest injury on their injured side?
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∙ 11y ago
The chest injury may cause blood, fluid and contaminants to pool inside the chest, and placing the injured side lower will minimize accumulation against the damaged lung, the heart and the major arteries.
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Can you use your cane on the injured side?
no, because if you use your cane on your injured side you have to lean on the cane which puts pressure on your injury. if you have the cane on the opposite side as your injury then you can put pressure on that side which will relax your injury
What is the position of comfort for a casualty suffering from an open chest wound?
On their injured side
Why is the heart located on the right side of a chest pa X-ray?
It isn't. In almost everyone, the heart is on the left side of the chest. On a chest x-ray, however, the heart is on the right-hand side of the picture because that is where the patient's left is! It is as if the patient is standing in front of you, facing you... their right is on your left and their left is on your right.
Where do position AED or defibrillator pads in a chest of a patient with anterior chest burns?
One Pad on the side of the heart, and top of the left breast.
Where do you attached the AED pads on paient?
Place pads on patient upper right chest and left side on the ribs.
If a player is closer to the opposing teams sideline and injured can he leave the field on their side to avoid an injury time out?
No, he cannot he has to take the T.O
The aed pads for an adult shuold be placed were?
Place pads on patient upper right chest and left side on the ribs.
Why did you get a shooting pain on the right side of your chest?
Sudden, sharp chest pain is the main symptom of pneumothorax or a collapsed lung. This can happen on either the right or left side of your chest and is usually the result of injury. It may also result from lung disease, ruptured air blisters, or ventilator use.
What is a routine chest X-ray?
Routine chest x rays consist of two views, the frontal view and the lateral (side) view. The patient stands and is asked to hold their breath for a few seconds.
How is the pacemaker returned to your blood?
A pacemaker is implanted inside the skin of the side of a patient's chest, and has 'wires' running over to the heart. A pacemaker is not in your blood.
What team injured joe Montana career with the 49ers?
The New York Giants. Lenard Marshall sack him from the blind side and injured his back and ribs and his arm. It was pretty brutal. watch it on youtube. type in joe Montana injury
Heart located right side or left side?
It is on your left side. When you say the Pledge of Allegiance (in America) you place your right hand across your chest over your heart on the left-center of your chest. In anatomical descriptions, right and left are from the perspective of the patient, e g "my right shoulder hurts".
