Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured ...

A. The thorax consists of the bony cage overlying vital organs in the chest, defined: 1. Posteriorly by thoracic vertebra and ribs. 2. Inferiorly by the diaphragm. 3. Anteriorly and laterally by the ribs. 4. Superiorly by the thoracic inlet. B. Dimensions of the area are of great importance in patient physical assessment. 1. ................
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