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Your patient has a bullet wound to her chest from a handgun. You can hear air moving in and out of the opening. Why is it important to appropriately seal the wound so air doesn't enter the chest cavity?
◦ Air entering the chest cavity can increase pressure in the chest, putting pressure on the diaphragm.
◦ Air entering the chest cavity can bring in contaminants and cause infection.
◦ Air entering the chest cavity can increase pressure within the chest and collapse a lung.
◦ Air entering the chest cavity can overinflate the lung on the injured side.


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Marked as best answer by Adc3669 on Jul 13, 2022

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Adc3669

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Reply 2 on: Jul 13, 2022
Wow, this really help


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YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

 

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