2. What are the dangerous complications of chest injury?
Correct answer: Paradoxical respiration; pneumothorax; penetration of the lung; haemothorax; cardiac tamponade due to laceration of the heart; large vessel damage. Serious damage can also result from blunt (crush) injuries that do not penetrate the chest; thus, a main bronchus…
1. What does ventilation of the lungs depend on?
Correct answer: A patent main airway and pulmonary alveoli, a rigid bony skeleton of the thorax, and the integrity of the nerves and muscles that control the movements of the ribs and diaphragm.
