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A hissing sound coming from a chest wound can indicate that air is being sucked into the chest cavity through the wound. This is known as pneumothorax.

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Hissing sounds from a chest wound indicates what?

An Open Chest Wound (Sucking Chest Wound)


Hissing sounds coming from a chest wound?

Likely to be a punctured lung.


What are the signs and symptoms of a open chest wound?

coughing up blood sucking or hissing sounds comming from a chest wound frothy blood appering from air bubbles coming form the wound


What are signs and symptoms of a open chest wound?

coughing up blood sucking or hissing sounds comming from a chest wound frothy blood appering from air bubbles coming form the wound


What is a sign and symptom of an open chest wound?

Coughing up blood, sucking or hissing sounds coming from a chest wound, frothy blood appearing from air bubbles coming from the wound


Prior to treating a wounded Airman your evaluation reveals that the victim is experiencing shortness of breath and you hear hissing sounds coming from a chest wound patient is suffering from?

an open chest wound


Prior to treating a wounded Airman your evaluation reveals that the victim is experiencing shortness of breath and you hear hissing sounds coming from a chest wound Based on your evaluation you su?

an open chest wound


Prior to treating a wounded Airman, your evaluation reveals that the victim is experiencing shortness of breath, and you hear hissing sounds coming from a chest wound Based on your evaluation, you su?

an open chest wound


Prior to treating an Airman your evaluation reveals that he is experiencing shortness of breath and you hear hissing sounds coming from his chest. Based on your evaluation you suspect what?

An open chest wound.


Prior to treating a wound you notice the victim has shortness of breath with hissing?

He might have a chest wound.


Signs and symptoms of an open chest wound?

Coughing up blood, Sucking or hissing sound coming from the wound, frothy blood coming from the wound.


What are signs and symptoms of an open wound chest?

The symptoms include:Difficulty breathing (pneumothorax)Coughing up bloodSucking or hissing sounds coming from the chest woundFrothy blood appearing from air bubbles in the wound.Usually a big, gaping hole is a good indication. Seriously, it usually detremined by the depth of the wound. It is usually a wound where penetration of the chest wall has occured. As opposed to a surface wound which only punctures the subcutaneous fat and muscle.