SAQ 844 – Trauma – blunt chest trauma and intercostal catheter complications

Marked out of 12.00

A 35-year-old man is brought in by ambulance after a motorbike accident at 80 km/hr with right-sided chest pain. His chest x-ray is shown below.

Observation Value
RR 24/min
O2 sats 94% on 4 L
HR 120 bpm
GCS 14 (E4 V4 M6)
BP 138/92 mmHg
Portable chest x-ray after blunt chest trauma.
Blunt chest trauma CXR

List four (4) abnormal findings on his CXR.

(Marked out of 4.0)


/ 4

List six (6) possible complications of intercostal catheter insertion in this patient.

(Marked out of 6.0)


/ 6

State two (2) indications for urgent operative management of this patient.

(Marked out of 2.0)


/ 2

Total Score: 0 / 12

Percentage: 0%