How could you help the patient who has sustained fractured ribs and is having difficulty deep breathing and coughing to perform these needed exercises?
It might be suspected of flail chest
As with rib fracture, treatment of flail chest is usually supportive. Management includes clearing secretions from the lungs, and controlling pain. If only a small segment of the chest is involved, it is important to clear the airway through positioning, coughing, deep breathing, and suctioning. Intubation is required for severe flail chest injuries, and surgery is required only in rare circumstances to stabilize the flail segment.
How could you help the patient who has sustained fractured ribs and is having difficulty deep...
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