S/S include but are not limited to: obvious bleeding, air escaping from wound, atypical chest movement, bradycardia,altered mental status
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Coughing up blood, Sucking or hissing sound coming from the wound, frothy blood coming from the wound.
An open chest wound would present with frothy blood at site of the injury, difficulty breathing (lung collapse), gurgling sound when breathing
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.
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.
An Open Chest Wound (Sucking Chest Wound)