Here , session moderator Mike Cendoma , MS , ATC provides three take - home points from the presentation that all athletic trainers should know : The most common cause of pneumothorax in athletics is blunt - force traumaresultingin closed pneumothorax
a ruptured lung bulla permits air to enter the pleural spacecreatinga closed pneumothorax
injury(passive) is caused byA closed pneumothorax
Air escaping the lung on inhalation and collecting in the chest outside the lung in the pleural spacecreatesa closed pneumothorax
blunt trauma , such as in a car accident in which the thorax is impacted by the steering wheel(passive) is caused byClosed pneumothorax
penetrating traumas such as a bullet or knife Facts_About_Chest_Trauma_20.pdf(passive) Are caused byOpen pneumothorax
epidemic toxin(passive) caused byclosed lung
sometimes(passive) is ... causedA closed pneumothorax
deacidificationpreventsClosed stoma
positive pressure in the pleural space that continues to build That pressurecreatespositive pressure in the pleural space that continues to build That pressure
From Blunt Thoracic TraumaResultingFrom Blunt Thoracic Trauma
when atmospheric air ( positive pressure ) flows directly into the pleural cavity ( negative pressureresultswhen atmospheric air ( positive pressure ) flows directly into the pleural cavity ( negative pressure
a slow influx of aircausesa slow influx of air
from perforation of the lungs , airways , or esophagusmay resultfrom perforation of the lungs , airways , or esophagus
from blunt traumaresultingfrom blunt trauma
the airway pressure surge(passive) caused bythe airway pressure surge
in really high pressureresultingin really high pressure
H2O loss and CO2 uptake HCO3preventsH2O loss and CO2 uptake HCO3