ATLS (Advanced Trauma Life Support) Teaching Protocol

Hyperresonant percussion. Immediate decompression: Needle decompression/ chest tube. Open pneumothorax: 2/3 of the diameter of the trachea – impaired effective ventilation. Sterile occlusive dressing, taped securely on 3 sides. Chest tube (remote) Flail chest: ( 2 ribs fractured in two or more places. Severe disruption of normal chest wall ... ................
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