Flail chest
Procedure
- 1.Administer oxygen as soon as possible.
and particularly if cyanosis (blueness) is present, assist breathing with oxygen and assisted ventilations. (see Artificial respiration (Rescue breathing) in Chapter 6)
Activate EMS and treat as a Load and Go. Continue to monitor vital signs.
to the flail segment so long as the patient is splinting the chest wall with the chest muscles or unless there is substantial bleeding.