A Patient with Blunt Chest Wall Trauma Has a Flail

question 18

Multiple Choice

A patient with blunt chest wall trauma has a flail section to her chest. She is conscious and confused and breathing rapidly and shallowly. After manually stabilizing the flail section of the chest wall, the EMT best treats this condition by:

• A) applying ice packs to the flail segment.
• B) administering oxygen through a nonrebreather face mask.
• C) providing positive pressure ventilation.
• D) inserting an oropharyngeal airway.

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