Consider for:
Isolated<unk> s
Young, otherwise healthy patient
Good respiratory effort and cough (able to clear respiratory secretions)
Pain controlled with PO medications
Isolated<unk> s
Young, otherwise healthy patient
Good respiratory effort and cough (able to clear respiratory secretions)
Pain controlled with PO medications
Consider for:
Elderly patient with multiple<unk> s, hypotension, pulmonary contusion, hemothorax, pneumothorax, or age >85
Flail chest
Significant associated injury
Pre-existing pulmonary disease
Elderly patient with multiple<unk> s, hypotension, pulmonary contusion, hemothorax, pneumothorax, or age >85
Flail chest
Significant associated injury
Pre-existing pulmonary disease
Rib fracture
Airway/Pulmonary
Flail chest
Bronchial injury
Pulmonary contusion
Diaphragmatic trauma
Hemothorax
Traumatic pneumothorax