Emergency medical technicians (EMTs) should rapidly recognize and treat chest trauma, which can be fatal if patients are not stabilized before transport. Chest trauma can be categorized into two areas: Injuries that cause significant blood loss and Injuries that compromise ventilation. Primary assessment treatments include: Manual stabilization of the cervical spine Establishing and maintaining a patent airway Determining the patient's level of consciousness using the AVPU scale Chest injuries can be caused by: Penetrating trauma, such as gunshots, lacerations, and punctures Blunt... Show more Emergency medical technicians (EMTs) should rapidly recognize and treat chest trauma, which can be fatal if patients are not stabilized before transport. Chest trauma can be categorized into two areas: Injuries that cause significant blood loss and Injuries that compromise ventilation. Primary assessment treatments include: Manual stabilization of the cervical spine Establishing and maintaining a patent airway Determining the patient's level of consciousness using the AVPU scale Chest injuries can be caused by: Penetrating trauma, such as gunshots, lacerations, and punctures Blunt trauma, such as motor vehicle accidents, falls, crush injury, blasts, and burns Signs of chest injury include: Pain in the chest that gets worse when laughing, coughing or sneezing Pain when breathing in Difficulty breathing Tenderness to the chest or back over the ribs Bruising Swelling A 'crunchy' or 'crackling' feeling under the skin or in the ribs Coughing up blood Show less
Emergency medical technicians (EMTs) should rapidly recognize and treat chest trauma, which can be fatal if patients are not stabilized before transport. Chest trauma can be categorized into two areas: Injuries that cause significant blood loss and Injuries that compromise ventilation.
Primary assessment treatments include: Manual stabilization of the cervical spine Establishing and maintaining a patent airway Determining the patient's level of consciousness using the AVPU scale
Chest injuries can be caused by: Penetrating trauma, such as gunshots, lacerations, and punctures Blunt trauma, such as motor vehicle accidents, falls, crush injury, blasts, and burns
Signs of chest injury include: Pain in the chest that gets worse when laughing, coughing or sneezing Pain when breathing in Difficulty breathing Tenderness to the chest or back over the ribs Bruising Swelling A 'crunchy' or 'crackling' feeling under the skin or in the ribs Coughing up blood
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