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This guy was injured on his rear flank by a propeller. It resulted in what's called a sucking chest wound. Air is entering through the wound, filling the abdominal cavity compressing and collapsing the lung. There looks to also be some broken ribs. What you should do here:

Find some sterile plastic like cling film, put it over the wound and tape it in 3 places so it forms a one way valve.

Suggestion is also that the effected lung should be on the person's downside as it could help prevent the effected lung from completely collapsing under the pressure of accumulating blood in the chest cavity. Keeping the good lung upwards may assist in maintaining its correct functioning. However moving a person in this state is very risky as broken bones could cause more damage, so in this situation, don't move patient, and get the one way valve working and call for professional assistance.
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Matt · 122w
Feck, that's worse than any of my collapsed lungs, but then, barring operations they were never caused by external trauma. Good advice reg the valve. It feels bloody weird as your lung slowly reinflated as the air is drawn out (usually by a drain of course).
YunusAtSea⚡️🌊 · 122w
Thank you for sharing potentially life saving information like this! This is real value! #grownostr
RK Lectio · 122w
Thanks for sharing this valuable sign. I'm an emergency doctor but never see this paradoxical chest movement right at scene.
RK Lectio · 122w
Can I use this video as a learning material reference for other fellow doctors?