A 10-year-old boy has an open chest wound to the left latera…
A 10-year-old boy has an open chest wound to the left lateral thorax after falling off a deck being built in his back yard, and landing on a metal spike protruding from the ground. His family is present; they are very upset and crying. As an EMT, you recognize that in this situation, your primary focus is:
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An alert and oriented young male fell 5 feet from a stage, impacting a metal railing with the right side of his chest, inferior to his armpit. The primary assessment is negative for life threats, although he does complain of very painful breathing and has remarkable tenderness and crepitus over the fifth and sixth ribs laterally in this area. Throughout care, which action is essential to perform?
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