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berenicecastro

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Damage to tissues of what thoracic structure(s) will cause impairment of ventilation and a pneumothorax?
 
  A) Mediastinum
  B) Pleural membranes
  C) Trachea
  D) Pulmonary arteries

Question 2

The EMT shows that he understands the difference between a pneumothorax and a tension pneumothorax when he makes what statement?
 
  A) A tension pneumothorax causes blood to accumulate around the lung; a pneumothorax involves the accumulation of only air around the lung.
  B) A tension pneumothorax causes cardiac output to decrease; a simple pneumothorax does not affect cardiac output.
  C) A pneumothorax describes a collapsed lung; a tension pneumothorax involves both a collapsed lung and blood loss.
  D) A pneumothorax is caused by a closed chest injury; a tension pneumothorax is caused by an open chest injury.


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softEldritch

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Reply #1 on: Jul 3, 2018
Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

B


berenicecastro

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Reply 2 on: Jul 3, 2018
Excellent

meganmoser117

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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