Duration: 10 weeks. This training program is designed to prepare you for a 10K event. Whether you are new to 10K training or have a time goal in mind, this program will get you there.
Lesson Summary. Pneumothorax is a collapsed lung due to gas in the pleural space of the chest. It can be open (air leaking in from outside via puncture) or closed (chest wall intact). The three major types of pneumothorax are: Spontaneous pneumothorax, which occurs suddenly or for no distinguishable reason.
(1) Chest tube dressing, ensure tubing is patent. (2) Tubing kinks, dependent loops or clots. (3) Chest drainage system, which should be upright and below level of tube insertion. d. Provide two shodded hemostats for each chest tube, attached to top of patients bed with adhesive tape.