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HEAD / CHEST ABDOMINAL INJURIES

Learn how to respond and provide first aid for head and chest injuries, including maintaining airways, addressing signs of shock, and treating pneumothorax. This guide covers symptoms, treatment, and steps for immediate help.

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HEAD / CHEST ABDOMINAL INJURIES

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  1. HEAD / CHEST ABDOMINAL INJURIES

  2. HEAD INJURIES2 • LEVEL OF CONSCIOUSNESS • DEFORMITY • FLUID FROM EARS

  3. HEAD INJURIES • PARALYSIS OR FLACCIDITY • MUSCLE SPASMS/SEIZURES • UNEQUAL PUPILS SIGNS OF SHOCK

  4. . FIRST AID 3. FOR HEAD INJURIES • MAINTAIN AN OPEN AIRWAY • SHOCK / FLAT • MAYBE RAISE UPPER BODY • STABILIZE HEAD • FLUID FROM EAR • DRESS/BANDAGE • NO PRESSURE ON WOUND • IMPALED OBJECT

  5. EYE INJURIES

  6. EYE INJURIES • AVULSED

  7. TENSION 4 PNEUMOTHORAX • INJURED LUNG / AIR IN CHEST • PRESSURE IN CHEST CAVITY • CROWDS HEART / GOOD LUNG

  8. CAN DIMINISH BLOOD FLOW TO HEART • CROWDS LUNG / DIFFICULT BREATHING

  9. SIGNS & SYMPTOMS 5 • SHOCK / IN EARLY STAGES • VEINS IN NECK BULGE • DYSPNEA • RAPID / WEAK PULSE • MUSCLES BULGE • BETWEEN RIBS • ABOVE COLLARBONE • CYANOSIS • PUPIL DILATION

  10. OPEN PNEUMOTHORAX(SUCKING CHEST WOUND) 6 • AIR ENTERS CHEST FROM OPEN WOUND

  11. FIRST AID7 • APPLY AN AIRTIGHT DRESSING • IF LUNG IS LEAKING AIR DRESSING NEEDS OPEN CORNER

  12. FLAIL CHEST 8 • TWO OR MORE RIBS BROKEN IN ONE OR MORE PLACES • PARADOXICAL . BREATHING

  13. . 9 • HEMOTHORAX • EXPOSED INTERNAL ORGANS

  14. CHECK YOUR OUTLINE FOR THE ASSIGNMENT

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