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Life-Threatening Chest Injuries Assessment by Don Juan is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The patient suffered blunt chest trauma from a motor vehicle accident. The life-threatening injuries that need to be assessed for include: airway obstruction, tracheobronchial injury, tension pneumothorax, open pneumothorax, massive hemothorax, and cardiac tamponade. Initial management based on ATLS principles would involve establishing the patient
- Author
- Don Juan
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- EN