A patient arrives in the emergency department after being involved in a motor vehicle accident. the nurse observes paradoxical chest movement when removing the patient’s shirt. what does the nurse know that this finding indicates?

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The nurse knows that this finding indicates a flail chest!


This shows that there is a respiratory distress associated with damage to the respiratory structures.

What is paradoxical chest movement?

These are the breathing movement in which chest wall move in in inspiration and out in expiration which is reverse of the normal movement.

What are respiratory structures?

These are those parts of the body which help in respiration.

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