Chapter 27

• 1. Airway Obstruction
• 2. Bronchial disruption
• 3. Diaphrammatic tear
• 4. Esophageal injury
• 5. Open pneumothorax
• 6. Tension pneumothorax
• 7. Massive hemothorax
• 8. Flail chest
• 9. Cardiac tamponade
• 10. Thoracic aortic dissection
• 11. Myocardial contusion
• 12. Pulmonary contusion

Generally from a penetrating wound, also called a sucking chest wound?

When a weak area ruptures spontaneously, generally happens with athletes. The weak are is called a "bleb."

Generally caused by blunt injury to the chest.

• 1. Increasing respiratory distress
• 2. Alter level of consciousness
• 3. Distended neck veins
• 4. Deviation of the trachea to the opposite side of the tension pneumothorax.
• 5. Tachycardia
• 6. Low blood pressure
• 7. Cyanosis
• 8. Decreased breath sounds on the side of the tension pneumothorax.

It is when blood collects in the pleural space around the rib cage from a lung or great vessel.

When the pericardium (the pericardial sac) around the heart fills with blood or fluid.