WHAT IF YOU WERE THE NURSE

Dear nurses,
Updated 9/25

Learn more about : Heparin Therapy

and watch the video : The patient with A fib and DVT

 Learn more about : ARDS, DVT and PE

A pneumothorax may occur as a result of a rib fracture.
The punctured lung, collapses.

Scenario: A patient was involved in a car accident. 

Trauma to the chest area, has resulted in a pneumothorax.
He was also having difficulty breathing, so the medical team
initiated CPR and placed an ETT ( endotracheal tube). 
Learn more about: Pneumothorax