Autotransfusion usually is indicated for a patient with which condition?

Which size chest tube should be prepared for a suspected hemothorax in an adult?

When the patient arrives in the ED, a chest tube is inserted. The tube is connected to a water-seal bottle that has a moderate air and fluid leak seen on expiration. When the patient is taken to the radiology department, the bottle is accidently broken. Which nursing action should be taken?

In a patient with multiple rib fractures, which nursing intervention would be appropriate to encourage optimal ventilation?

A 25-year-old man drives to the ED after falling off a roof and landing on his right side on a concrete abutment. His chief complaints are dyspnea and significant chest pain. All of the following nursing actions would ensure proper ventilation and perfusion in this patient except:

Fracture of the scapula or first or second rib indicates a serious force of injury and a high probability of underlying tissue damage. The nurse knows that, in the emergent phase of care, pulmonary contusion is best indicated by:

Which is the most common cause of impaired gas exchange after blunt chest trauma?

In a patient with a massive flail chest, all of the following factors are indications for ventilatory support except:

Acute respiratory failure in a patient with essentially normal lung tissue usually is indicated by:

In a patient with atelectasis, the nurse would expect to hear bronchial breath sounds over the:

Which injury constitutes flail chest?

The nurse knows that flail chest is easiest to assess:

The nurse assesses a patient at risk for respiratory failure. All of the following are early signs of respiratory failure except: