Question

A client is brought to the emergency department after a motor vehicle crash in which the client sustained a blunt chest injury when his chest struck the steering wheel the client is complaining of sharp pain on inspiration and dyspnea the nurse notes the absence of breath sounds on the affected side

Answer 1

The answer to this problem is "traumatic aortic disruption " as the client is brought to the emergency after experiencing a motor vehicle crashed, he is complaining a chest pain and the feeling that a sharp pain on it. The nurse also observed the absence of breath sounds on the affected area or side. This is serious and one of the symptoms of aortic disruption which needs urgent response and treatment. Other signs and symptoms of aortic disruption are severe chest pain, external pain, and abdominal pain.