An Emergency Medical Responder Asks You to Explain a Pneumothorax

question 5

Multiple Choice

An Emergency Medical Responder asks you to explain a pneumothorax. You would explain that a pneumothorax occurs when:

• A) the lung becomes overinflated with air and collapses.
• B) air accumulates around the lung, causing a portion of it to collapse.
• C) the trachea becomes obstructed, causing the lungs to collapse.
• D) air enters the lung and alveoli from a traumatic opening in the chest wall.

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Definitions:

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