Question

How should you treat a patient with a flail chest?

Accepted Answer

In this situation, you should maintain the airway, provide respiratory support if necessay, give supplemental oxygen, and perform ongoing assessments for possible pneumothorax or other respiratory complications. Treatment may also include positive-pressure ventilations with a bag-mask device. You can also immobilize the patient with a pillow that the patient can hold against the chest wall.

Front	How should you treat a patient with a flail chest?
Back	In this situation, you should maintain the airway, provide respiratory support if necessay, give supplemental oxygen, and perform ongoing assessments for possible pneumothorax or other respiratory complications. Treatment may also include positive-pressure ventilations with a bag-mask device. You can also immobilize the patient with a pillow that the patient can hold against the chest wall.

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