Guest guest Posted October 28, 2009 Report Share Posted October 28, 2009 What is the current standard of care for BLS treatment of a sucking chest wound? I was always taught to use an occlusive dressings, and seal three sides, leaving one open. But one of my instructors came up with this from a colleague (I'm not 100% sure of its original source): " The Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support and Tactical Combat Casualty Curriculum is now recommending taping chest seals on all 4 sides. The goal is to seal the hole completely and quickly. The concept of a one-way valve from a dressing taped on 3 sides doesn't seem to work in the real world. Let's teach to seal the chest hole completely and quickly with a 4 sided dressing. If a tension pneumothorax develops, then release the dressing " . Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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