When the ED nurse receives a radio call from an ambulance transporting a client who sustained chest trauma and has a severe flail chest, the nurse would set up the treatment area with

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Treatment is usually with intubation and mechanical ventilation, which can (a) restore adequate ventilation, thus reducing hypoxia and hypercapnea; (b) decrease paradoxical motion by using positive pressure to stabilize the chest wall internally; (c) relieve pain by decreasing movement of the fractured ribs; and (d) provide an avenue for removal of secretions.

When the ED Nurse Receives a Radio Call from an Ambulance