ChapterAnesthesiology Trauma Anesthesia

Chest Trauma Management

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1

A patient presents to the casualty following blunt trauma to the chest. A chest X-ray was done showing an apparent pleural opacity. Which of the following diagnoses must be excluded before draining the opacity, because abdominal viscera may be present in the hemithorax? 1. Diaphragmatic hernia 2. Hemothorax 3. Pneumothorax 4. Flail chest

AFlail chest

BPneumothorax

CDiaphragmatic hernia

DHemothorax

2

Road traffic accident (RTA) with multiple fractures - initial treatment would be:

AManagement of shock

BSplinting of limbs

CAirway management

DCervical spine protection

3

Indications for emergency thoracotomy are all of the following except:

ACardiac tamponade

BTension pneumothorax

CMajor tracheobronchial injuries

DPenetrating injuries to anterior chest

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