What do you guys do if someone has a broken rib ? I am curious about this stuff . I love to learn . I know you can't really place a cast or anything on a rib . Is it kind of a self heal thing ?
sup! If a segment of ribs are broken it is dangerous.Patient trys 2 inhale & chest contracts like it should BUT the segment of broken ribs does the opposite - it moves outward. This is: Flail Chest. Treatment: place dressing over the segment & secure it by wrapping around a bandage. BUTnothing is needed 4fractured ribs b/c a dressing around the fractured rips would prevent inhalation. Lack of inhalation would prevent the lungs from fully filling up & fluid will collect there causing pneumonia.
What do you guys do if someone has a broken rib ? I am curious about this stuff . I love to learn . I know you can't really place a cast or anything on a rib . Is it kind of a self heal thing ?
Doodle795 2 years ago
sup! If a segment of ribs are broken it is dangerous.Patient trys 2 inhale & chest contracts like it should BUT the segment of broken ribs does the opposite - it moves outward. This is: Flail Chest. Treatment: place dressing over the segment & secure it by wrapping around a bandage. BUTnothing is needed 4fractured ribs b/c a dressing around the fractured rips would prevent inhalation. Lack of inhalation would prevent the lungs from fully filling up & fluid will collect there causing pneumonia.
justcopacetic 2 years ago
@justcopacetic thanks . I love to learn about this stuff . :)
Doodle795 2 years ago