USMLE® Step 2 CK · Emergency Medicine · Topic EM-TRAUMA-04
Chest & vascular trauma — pneumothorax, tamponade, great-vessel injury
Chest & vascular trauma — pneumothorax, tamponade, great-vessel injury (EM-TRAUMA-04) in USMLE® Step 2 CK Emergency Medicine (USMLE® Step 2 CK Review Book p. 137). Guideline basis: 2025 ACS Advanced Trauma Life Support (11th Ed.). Covers: Tension & open pneumothorax, Hemothorax & flail chest, Cardiac tamponade, Great-vessel & tracheobronchial injury. Practice 6 QuestionBank questions, ChartWalk bedside clinical algorithms, FlashCards, and ImageBank on TheCodexes.com. Understand beyond your boards.
- Topic Code
- EM-TRAUMA-04
- Chapter
- Emergency Medicine
- Review Book Page
- p. 137
- QuestionBank Items
- 6 questions
Primary Guideline / Source: 2025 ACS Advanced Trauma Life Support (11th Ed.)
Key Clinical Sections
- Tension & open pneumothorax
- Hemothorax & flail chest
- Cardiac tamponade
- Great-vessel & tracheobronchial injury
- Penetrating neck trauma — zone-based approach