Assessment findings for a 33-year-old female who was shot in the right side of the chest indicate that she has a pneumothorax. As you care for this patient, your primary concern is monitoring the injury for:

A) Arterial bleeding
B) Infection at the wound site
C) Tension pneumothorax
D) Sucking sound at the wound site

C) Tension pneumothorax

Health Professions

You might also like to view...

________ muscle tissue is found in the viscera (internal organs)

a. Rough b. Cardiac c. Skeletal d. Smooth

View
Health Professions

An average value for a microhematocrit on a male adult is ____

A) 25 to 35 percent B) 30 to 40 percent C) 35 to 45 percent D) 40 to 55 percent

View
Health Professions