Your Patient with a Flail Chest Has Paradoxical Chest Movement

question 1

Multiple Choice

Your patient with a flail chest has paradoxical chest movement. What would be seen with this?

• A) With an inspiration, the fractured ribs move outward.
• B)The trachea deviates away from the flail side of the chest.
• C)During inspiration, the fractured ribs move inward.
• D)During exhalation, the flail area moves inward.

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