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Manage Respiratory Trauma Quiz updated 2023 with all the correct answers What is the primary muscle of respiration? The diaphram What are the Pleura? Thin membranes separated by a small amount of fluid, which creates surface tension and causes them to cling together, counteracting the lung's ...

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Manage Respiratory Trauma Quiz updated 2023 with all
the correct answers
What is the primary muscle of respiration?
The diaphram
What are the Pleura?
Thin membranes separated by a small amount of fluid, which creates surface tension
and causes them to cling together, counteracting the lung's natural tendency to
collapse.
What are 2 kinds of pleura?
1. Parietal
2. Visceral
How many lobes does the left lung have?
2
How many lobes does the right lung have?
3
Which lung is the larger one?
The right
What is the smallest component of the lungs?
The alveoli
What is the area in the middle of the thoracic cavity?
The mediastinum
What is wheezing caused by?
Movement of air through a narrowed airway
What is dyspnea?
difficult or labored breathing
What is bradypnea?
slow rate of breathing
What is tachypnea?
rapid rate of breathing
What is subcutaneous emphysema?
The presence of free air or gas in the subcutaneous tissue
What does subcutaneous emphysema sound like?
Rice Krispies
What are the 2 main causes of respiratory trauma?
1. Penetrating
2. Blunt
What are examples of penetrating trauma?
gunshot wounds and stab wounds
What are examples of blunt trauma?
Motor vehicle accidents, falls, sport injuries, and crush injuries
What is the first way to assess a casualty or respiratory trauma?
If they are conscious and able to communicate
What do you look for when assessing respiratory trauma?

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