chest injuries,Symptoms and first aid for chest injuries

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Chest injuries serious injuries, the patient may lose his life if it is not good care of this injury, because the chest contains: members of breathing, heart and major blood vessels.

Chest injuries are divided into:

 1- closed injuries (such as broken ribs).

2 - open injuries allow the entry of air into the chest cavity (and this a very serious injury).

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Symptoms of chest injury:

 1 - severe pain where injury.

2 - the patient feels difficulty in breathing, and inability to stretch the chest during inspiration.

3 - change the color of the skin in place of injury (redness - pale - blue color).

4 - cough accompanied by blood.

5 - shock, and falling circulation.

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First aid for open chest injuries:

 These injuries may cause many risks because it could affect the heart or a blood vessel.

 Important instructions:

 - Let the objects planted in its place, without that we drag them, and put gauze around it to prevent the move.
- The patient is moved gently and quickly to the hospital, with the lifting of the head and shoulders.
- Give artificial respiration, if the case needs.

First aid for injuries chest closed (broken ribs).

• Use a pillow, or sheet for fixation injured part, it is possible to an infected injury put his hand on , and fixation arm with the chest, and neck attached in the carrier

• Lift the head and injured his shoulders to secure the freedom of breathing.
•  Notice of breath, gave oxygen if possible.
•  Note vital signs.
• Move victim immediately to hospital.
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