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

ii. In the case of flail chest (multiple ribs broken in more than one place), free-floating thorax sections are pulled in when the patient breathes. (a) Limits the amount of air sucked through the trachea. g. Exhalation is a passive proces. i. Components return to their orginal places. ii. Air is pushed out of the trachea under … ................
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