Q8:A patient presents to the emergency department after being involved in a motor vehicle accident. Upon arrival it is discovered that there is a sharp object piercing the middle of the sternum at about thelevel of the 4th or 5th costal cartilage. Ifthe object also penetrated the mediastinum, which structure are you most concerned about being damaged in this case? A. Left atrium B. Right ventricle C. Superior vena cava D. Left ventricle E. Esophagus

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Q8:A patient presents to the emergency department after being involved
in a motor vehicle accident. Upon arrival it is discovered that there is a
sharp object piercing the middle of the sternum at about thelevel of the 4th
or 5th costal cartilage. Ifthe object also penetrated the mediastinum, which
structure are you most concerned about being damaged in this case?
A. Left atrium
B. Right ventricle
C. Superior vena cava
D. Left ventricle
E. Esophagus
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Transcribed Image Text:Sep 14, 2021 at 1:05 AM Q8:A patient presents to the emergency department after being involved in a motor vehicle accident. Upon arrival it is discovered that there is a sharp object piercing the middle of the sternum at about thelevel of the 4th or 5th costal cartilage. Ifthe object also penetrated the mediastinum, which structure are you most concerned about being damaged in this case? A. Left atrium B. Right ventricle C. Superior vena cava D. Left ventricle E. Esophagus Paste Image
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