I'm not going to go diving through books to answer this one. The tape should extend enough to keep air from traveling in or out of the wound. If the plastic you're using is stuck to the chest and isn't going anywhere, I'd say you've used enough. I THINK the book answer is that your tape should extend more than one inch off of your plastic that you're using for a dressing.
The sealing material should extend least 2 inches past the edge of the wound.
The sealing material should extend least 2 inches past the edge of the wound.
at least 2"
2 inches
2 inches
Something airtight
The sealing material should extend least 2 inches past the edge of the wound.
something airtight
The sealing material should extend least 2 inches past the edge of the wound.
The sealing material should extend least 2 inches past the edge of the wound.
two
the edges of the sealing material for an open chest wound should extend how far past the edge of the wound?
At least 2 inches
two
2 inches
at least 2"
2 inches