NSG 430 Chest Trauma (Complete And Verified Study material) (17pages) LEARNEXAMS

1. Blunt trauma occurs when the chest: Answer strikes or is struck by an object 2. The impact can cause: Answer shearing and compression of chest structures 3. The external injury may appear minor: Answer but internally organs may be have beenseverely damaged 4. Penetrating trauma is an injury in which a: Answer foreign object impales or passesthrough the body tissues creating an open wound 5. Examples of penetrating trauma: Answer Knife wounds Gunshot wounds other sharp objects 6. Severity of chest trauma depends on location and: Answer penetration and affectedorgans and vessels 7. If the patient is stable and has minimal air and or: Answer fluid accumulated in theintrapleural space, no treatment may be necessary as the condition may resolvespontaneously