| Front | What may a patient who has a ruptured diaphragm have? |
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| Back | A patient with this may have an abdomen with a sunken anterior wall (scaphoid abdomen) and difficulty breathing because of bowel contents in the chest cavity. These patients should receive positive-pressure ventilation with a bag-mask device. |
Tags: 28, abdominal, genitourinary, injuries
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