On Follow-Up, the ED Physician Informs You That a Patient

question 20

Multiple Choice

On follow-up, the ED physician informs you that a patient you transported earlier was found to have a hemothorax. You would understand this is a condition in which:

• A) the trachea was torn.
• B) fluid and blood collected around the heart.
• C) the pleural membranes were punctured by a rib.
• D) blood collected in the chest.

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