PATHOPHYSIOLOGY

Rainin Night Head Being

g Time Light of drunk
PUJ was
turned

Decreased Altered
sense of degree of
vision of perception
surroundin
gs

• Tachypnea Occurrence of
• Dyspnea the accident
• Cyanosis
• Decreased or absent breath
sounds on affected side
• Tracheal deviation to unaffected Blunt
side trauma on
• Dull resonance on percussion the chest
• Unequal chest rise
• Tachycardia
• Hypotension
Rupture of the
• Pale, cool, clammy skin
• Possibly subcutaneous serous
emphysema membrane of
the lungs

Blood spilling Pressure

from the lungs equalization
to the pleural between lungs
cavity and pleural
cavity

Increased
pressure to the
mediastinum
and the
trachea.

Aggregate the Death

given
symptoms