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Pulmonary contusion is a common complication of blunt chest trauma that leads to parenchymal damage, edema, and bleeding, resulting in impaired respiratory function. Thoracotomy procedures to manage rib fractures are often accompanied by complaints of chest pain and dyspnea. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of physiotherapy interventions, specifically breathing exercises and early mobilization, in reducing pain and shortness of breath in a patient diagnosed with pulmonary contusion post-thoracotomy. A case report method was employed with six sessions of breathing exercises and assisted active mobilization over a seven-day period. Assessment was conducted using pain scores, Borg dyspnea scale, and thoracic expansion measurements. Results indicated a reduction in pain and dyspnea scores as well as improved thoracic expansion in the fracture area. Physiotherapy interventions were shown to be effective in promoting respiratory recovery and reducing postoperative complications.

Trauma requires immediate and appropriate treatment. Because if the handling is not right or wrong it will result in further complications, such as infection, damage to nerves and blood vessels so that it can result in further soft tissue damage. Knowledge is the result of knowing and this has happened after a person runs his senses on a certain object. This sensory process occurs based on the five senses of every human being, namely the sense of sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch (Notoadmodjo, 2014).

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan pengetahuan perawat dengan penanganan awal pasien trauma dada di UGD RSUD DR M.M DUNDA Limboto. Metode penelitian ini menggunakan survey analitik dengan pendekatan Cross sectional study. Teknik pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan total sampling. Hasil penelitian Berdasarkan analisa data dengan menggunakan uji chi square test diperoleh Pvalue = 0,009 yang berarti lebih kecil dari α = 0,05 dengan demikian, Ha diterima. Maka disimpulkan bahwa ada hubungan antara pengetahuan perawat dengan penanganan awal pasien trauma dada di Ruang UGD RSUD DR. M.M Dunda Limboto.Maka diharapkan kepada perawat hendaknya mengembangkan pengetahuan dan selalu update informasi terkini tentang penanganan awal pasien trauma dada.