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Karen,

Good management of blunt chest wall injury rarely strays beyond pain control
and active breathing.  

About every ten years, someone publishes a 'new' approach to flail chest,
typically some variation on stuff that hasn't helped much in the past.  It's
probably safe to assert that the treatment of flail chest amounts to the
treatment of pain and pulmonary contusion.

As for images, I think that trauma.org has some, even a few of historical
merit--Karim, don't you have rib traction pics?  Otherwise, a careful
internet search (e.g., "chest AND injury AND images...") might be helpful.
You can save almost any picture on the internet by right-clicking it.  Just
check to see that it isn't someone's property first.

Best of luck.

Pret Bjorn
Trauma Coordinator
EMMC Trauma Program
489 State Street
Bangor, ME 04401
 
207.973.7260 (office)
207.973.7673 (fax)
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-----Original Message-----
From: KAREN FURLONG [mailto:KFURLONG@unbsj.ca]
Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 3:49 PM
To: trauma-list@trauma.org
Subject: Chest Trauma


I am preparing a class on chest trauma.  Specifically, treatment 
options and "nursing" interventions for those patients experiencing 
rib #s, # sternum and flail chest.  

If there are images of the above this would also be appreciated.

Thank you,
Karen Furlong
Clinical Instructor 
UNB Saint John
email kfurlong@unbsj.ca
phone 648:5720

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