Flail Chest- Check out the paradoxical chest wall movement ...

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Flail Chest- Check out the paradoxical chest wall movement 

Typical management: opiates for analgesia, intubation due to incr WOB + chest tube

Alternative: Serratus plane block ( http://bit.ly/32vJsW3 ), chest tube. 

Pt pain free X 36 hours, no intubation



Dr. Anand Swaminathan @EMSwami



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