SAQ 1621 – Chest trauma with X-ray and hypoxia

Marked out of 11.00

A 45-year-old man is transferred to your tertiary ED after a high-speed motor vehicle crash. He was first assessed at a rural hospital and then retrieved by helicopter.

His chest X-ray is shown below. He is profoundly hypoxic.

Chest X-ray after high-speed motor vehicle crash
Chest X-ray.

List four injuries evident on the X-ray and the radiographic evidence for each.

(Marked out of 8.0)


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State three measures to improve oxygenation.

(Marked out of 3.0)


/ 3

Total Score: 0 / 11

Percentage: 0%