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Barbara Joley was in -a major car accident. When EMS managed to free her from the wreckage, she was cyanotic and apneic (not breathing). Her heart was still beating, but her pulse was fast and thready. The emergency medical technician reported that when Barbara was found, her head was cocked at a peculiar angle and it looked like she had a fracture at the level of the C2 vertebra. The following questions refer to these observation
Barbara Joley was in -a major car accident. When EMS managed to free her from the wreckage, she was cyanotic and apneic (not breathing). Her heart was still beating, but her pulse was fast and thready. The emergency medical technician reported that when Barbara was found, her head was cocked at a peculiar angle and it looked like she had a fracture at the level of the C2 vertebra. The following questions refer to these observation1.What is pneumothorax and why would it cause the right Lung to collapse? Why hasn't the left Lung collapsed?
2.Barbara's cyanosis can best be explained by which of the following?
a. Trauma has caused bleeding under the skin, and the accumulated blood is turning black and blue.
b. Her lungs must be damaged, and as a result, the right side of her heart is sending blood to the body instead of the lungs.
c. The level of C02 in her blood has increased because her breathing has stopped.
d. The level of O2 in her blood has decreased because her breathing has stopped.
3. How do Barbara's recorded injuries relate to the pneumothorax?
a. The pain from her broken ribs is causing her to decrease breathing, so the right Jung is not inflating.
b. Barbara's fractured ribs probably punctured her Jung tissue and allowed air within the Jung to enter the pleural cavity.
c. When the level of 0 2 in the blood decreases, a negative feedback loop involving the central chemoreceptors causes Jung inflation to decrease as well.
d. Her traumatic injury has caused her peripheral chemoreceptors to stop working, so they are not causing her to increase ventilation.
4.The physician inserts a chest tube into the right intrapleural cavity and hooks it up to suction. How might this alleviate the pneumothorax?
1.Pneumothoraxis a condition where air enters the pleural cavity, causing the lung to collapse. It can cause the right lung to collapse if the pleural cavity on that side is affected. The left lung hasn't collapsed because the pleural cavities are separate, and the pneumothorax is only affecting the right side.2. Barbara'scyanosiscan best be explained by "The level of O₂ in her blood has decreased because her breathing has stopped (Option D).3. Barbara's recorded injuries relate to the pneumothorax through Barbara's fractured ribs probably punctured her lung tissue and allowed air within the lung to enter the pleural cavity (Option B).4. The physician inserting a chest tube into the right intrapleural cavity and hooking it up to suction would alleviate the pneumothorax by removing the excess air from the pleural cavity, allowing the right lung to re-expand and restore normal breathing function.Pneumothorax is the presence of air in the pleural cavity, which can cause the lung to collapse because the air in the pleural cavity creates a positive pressure that compresses the lung. Theleft lungmay not have collapsed because the injury may have only affected the right side of the chest or the left lung may have a stronger pleural membrane that is less likely to rupture.Barbara's cyanosis can best be explained by the level of O₂ in her blood has decreased because her breathing has stopped. When Barbara stoppedbreathing, her body was not able to get enough oxygen to supply her tissues, leading to a decrease in the level ofoxygenin her blood. Thus, the correct option is D.Barbara's recordedinjuriesrelate to the pneumothorax because Barbara's fracturedribsprobably punctured her lung tissue and allowed air within the lung to enter the pleural cavity. The air in the pleural cavity created positive pressure that compressed the lung and caused it to collapse. Thus, the correct option is B.Thephysicianinserts a chest tube into the right intrapleural cavity and hooks it up to suction. This can alleviate the pneumothorax by removing the air in the pleural cavity, which reduces the positive pressure on the lung and allows it to re-expand. Thesuctioncan also help to prevent air from entering the pleural cavity again by creating a negative pressure in the cavity.Learn more aboutpneumothorax:brainly.com/question/31860419#SPJ11...