Emt-B Chapter 27

Front 1

Closed chest injury

Back 1

An injury to the chest in which the skin is not broken, usually due to blunt trauma

Front 2

Dyspnea

Back 2

Difficulty breathing

Front 3

Flail chest

Back 3

A condition in which two or more ribs and fractured in two or more places or in association with a fractured sternum so that a segment of the chest wall is effectively detached from the rest of the thoracic cage

Front 4

Flutter valve

Back 4

A one-way valve that allows air to leave the chest cavity did not return; formed by taping three size of an occlusive dressing to the chest wall, leaving the fourth side open as a valve

Front 5

Hemoptysis

Back 5

The spitting or coughing up blood

Front 6

Hemothorax

Back 6

A collection of blood in the plural cavity

Front 7

Myocardial contusion

Back 7

A bruise of the heart muscle

Front 8

Occlusive dressing

Back 8

A dressing made of Vaseline gauze, aluminum foil, plastic that prevents air and liquid from entering or exiting the wound

Front 9

Open chest injury

Back 9

An injury to the chest in which the chest wall itself is penetrated, a fractured rib or, more frequently, by an external object such as a bullet or knife

Front 10

Paradoxical motion

Back 10

The motion of the portion of the chest wall that is detached in a flail chest; the motion --- in during inhalation, out during excavation --- is exactly the opposite of normal chest wall motion during breathing

Front 11

Pericardial tamponade

Back 11

Compression of the heart due to a buildup of blood or other fluids in the pericardial sac

Front 12

Pericardium

Back 12

The fibrous sac that surrounds the heart

Front 13

Pneumothorax

Back 13

An accumulation of air or gas in the plural cavity

Front 14

Pulmonary contusion

Back 14

A bruise of the lung

Front 15

Spontaneous pneumothorax

Back 15

A pneumothorax occurs when a weak area on the lung ruptures in the absence of major injury, allowing air to leak into the pleural space

Front 16

Sucking chest wound

Back 16

and open penetrating chest wall wound through which air passes during inspiration and expiration, creating a sucking sound

Front 17

Tachypnea

Back 17

Rapid respiration

Front 18

Tension pneumothorax

Back 18

An accumulation of air or gas in the plural cavity that progressively increases the pressure in the chest with potentially fatal results

Front 19

hemopneumothorax

Back 19

The accumulation of blood and air in the pleural space of just

Front 20

Where are the great vessels of the bodies located

Back 20

The mediastinum

Front 21

Traumatic asphyxia

Back 21

A sudden increase in interthoracic pressure (often caused by a sudden, severe compression of the chest) results in a characteristic appearance, including distended nicknames, cyanosis in the face and neck, and hemorrhage into the sclera of the eye, signaling the bursting of small blood vessels. These findings suggest an underlying injury to the heart and possibly a pulmonary contusion

Front 22

bleb

Back 22

A weak area On the surface of the lung

Front 23

Pleuritic pain

Back 23

A sharp or sticking pain with each breath

Front 24

Thoracic cage

Back 24

Another name for the chest where it extends from the lower end of the neck to the diaphragm

Front 25

Phrenic nerves

Back 25

The nerves that supply the diaphragm and exit the spinal cord C-3, C-4, and C5