A spinal cord injury at the level of C7 would MOST likely result in:

A flail chest occurs when:

When a person is lying supine at the end of exhalation, the diaphragm:

When assessing a patient with a hemothorax, you will MOST likely find:

A rapid, irregular pulse following blunt trauma to the chest is MOST suggestive of a:

The phrenic nerves control the diaphragm and exit the spinal cord at:

A 19-year-old male is unresponsive, apneic, and pulseless after being struck in the center of the chest with a softball. Based on the mechanism of injury, what MOST likely occurred?

A patient who presents with profound cyanosis following a chest injury:

If a person's tidal volume decreases, but his or her respiratory rate remains unchanged:

Signs and symptoms of a tension pneumothorax include all of the following, EXCEPT:

Following blunt trauma to the chest, an 18-year-old female presents with respiratory distress, reduced tidal volume, and cyanosis. Her blood pressure is 80/50 mm Hg and her pulse is 130 beats/min and thready. You should:

Pleural fluid is contained between the:

A 28-year-old male was struck in the chest with a baseball bat during an altercation. He is conscious and alert and complains of severe chest pain. Your assessment reveals a large area of ecchymosis over the sternum and a rapid, irregular pulse. In addition to applying 100% oxygen, you should:

In order to avoid exacerbating a patient's injury, it is especially important to use extreme caution when providing positive-pressure ventilation to patients with a:

Irritation or damage to the pleural surfaces that causes sharp chest pain during inhalation is called:

A spontaneous pneumothorax would MOST likely occur as the result of:

While jogging, a 19-year-old male experienced an acute onset of shortness of breath and pleuritic chest pain. He is conscious and alert with stable vital signs. Your assessment reveals that he has diminished breath sounds over the left side of the chest. You should:

Pneumothorax is defined as:

Elevation of the rib cage during inhalation occurs when:

Subcutaneous emphysema is an indication that:

The ________ nerves control the diaphragm.

You respond to a residence for a 40-year-old female who was assaulted by her husband; the scene has been secured by law enforcement. Upon your arrival, you find the patient lying supine on the floor in the kitchen. She is semiconscious with severely labored breathing. Further assessment reveals a large bruise to the left anterior chest, jugular venous distention, and unilaterally absent breath sounds. As your partner is supporting her ventilations, you should:

Patients with rib fractures will commonly:

A 37-year-old male was pinned between a flatbed truck and a loading dock. On exam, you find bruising to the chest, distended neck veins, bilaterally diminished breath sounds, and bilateral scleral hemorrhaging. You should:

You arrive at the scene of a major motor vehicle crash. The patient, a 50-year-old female, was removed from her vehicle prior to your arrival. Bystanders who removed her state that she was not wearing a seatbelt. The patient is unconscious, tachycardic, and diaphoretic. Your assessment reveals bilaterally clear and equal breath sounds, a midline trachea, and collapsed jugular veins. You should be MOST suspicious that this patient has experienced a:

An open pneumothorax occurs when:

Following a stab wound to the left anterior chest, a 25-year-old male presents with a decreased level of consciousness and signs of shock. Which of the following additional assessment findings should increase your index of suspicion for a cardiac tamponade?

If a patient with a chest injury is only able to inhale small amounts of air per breath, he or she:

Very young children tend to breathe predominantly with their diaphragm because:

Immediate death from blunt chest trauma following a motor vehicle crash is MOST often the result of: