March 13, 2011

Blunt Injury to the Chest


A 23 Years old Malay man was brought to hospital by the EMD after involving in MVA, car vs. car. According to the rescuer team, patient was not wearing the seatbelt. On initial assessment, the eye opened in response to pain, confused and able to localize the pain. Below is the picture of his chest.





Questions


1) Describe the picture

2) Assess this patient GCS

2) What are the injuries that likely to occur in this patient?

3) What investigation you want to take

4) How do you manage this patient?


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